die Dialektik
Translation
dialectic, dialectics
Examples
Die hegelsche Dialektik besteht aus These, Antithese und Synthese.
Hegelian dialectic consists of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.
Dialektik ist die Kunst der Gesprächsführung.
Dialectic is the art of conducting a conversation.
Grammar Patterns
the dialectic of sth. the dialectic of master and slave
Similar Words
Logik (logic), Rhetorik (rhetoric), Argumentation (argumentation)
Etymology
From Greek 'dialektikē' (the art of argument by question and answer), related to 'dialogos' (dialogue).
Memory Tips
Connect it to 'dialogue'. Dialectic is the logic of resolving contradictions through reasoned discussion.