dialectic

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Through an artistic probing of form, perhaps reflective of his ancestors’ Talmudic dialectic, he questioned traditional pieties and challenged an existing order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

How did you create the narrative since you imagined this as a dialectic film?

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

Their fascinatingly mercurial relationship lends the movie what structure it has, establishing a kind of combative dialectic between Napoleon’s personal and professional battles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023

“This year’s recipients reflect the inevitable dialectic between individual creativity and community in the life of the arts.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

His implacable marshaling of facts and his logic had something of a new dialectic, diabolic in its force.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey