dialectically
By reasoned opposition
In a manner involving the exchange and resolution of opposing ideas.
Dialectical reasoning proceeds through thesis, antithesis, and synthesis—a position meets its contradiction, and something new emerges.
They approached the problem dialectically, letting each objection reshape their understanding.
The term appears most often in philosophy and critical theory.
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
refutation · rebuttal · disputation · contention · discourse · reasoning · persuasion · proposition
Formal deductive argument structure
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- validityQuality of being sound
reasoning · argumentation · proposition · premise · conclusion · contradiction · negation · opposition
Three-stage reasoning process
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- master-slaveControl hierarchy pairing
negation · totality · absolute · idealism · historicism · becoming · mediation · contradiction
Conflict between economic groups
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- thesis-antithesis-synthesisThree-stage reasoning process
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
contradiction · base · superstructure · capitalism · revolution · exploitation · alienation · means of production
Seeking answers through inquiry
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- refutationDisproving a statement
- interlocutorOne who converses
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
midwifery · examination · cross-examination · inquiry · wisdom · ignorance · knowledge · gadfly
Restoration of friendly relations
- integrationCombining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
resolution · harmonization · mediation · fusion · overcoming · synthesis · composite · coalescence
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
counterargument · refutation · rebuttal · disputation · contention · discourse · reasoning · persuasion · proposition · premise
syllogism
Formal deductive argument structure
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
validity · reasoning · argumentation · proposition · premise · conclusion · contradiction · negation · opposition · consistency
thesis-antithesis-synthesis
Three-stage reasoning process
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
master-slave · negation · totality · absolute · idealism · historicism · becoming · mediation · contradiction · determinate
class struggle
Conflict between economic groups
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- thesis-antithesis-synthesisThree-stage reasoning process
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
bourgeoisie · contradiction · base · superstructure · capitalism · revolution · exploitation · alienation · means of production · surplus value
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- refutationDisproving a statement
- interlocutorOne who converses
irony · midwifery · examination · cross-examination · inquiry · wisdom · ignorance · knowledge · gadfly · Platonic
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- integrationCombining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
transcendence · resolution · harmonization · mediation · fusion · overcoming · synthesis · composite · coalescence · syncretism
dialecticallydogmatically
With inflexible conviction
illogically · irrationally · arbitrarily · intuitively · emotionally
dialecticallydogmatically
With inflexible conviction
rigidly · unquestioningly · uncritically · inflexibly · obstinately