dialectics
Thesis-antithesis-synthesis method
Dialectics is a method of reasoning through contradiction and opposition.
In philosophy, it refers to discovering truth by examining conflicting ideas—thesis meets antithesis, producing synthesis.
The term appears in Socratic dialogue, Hegelian philosophy, and Marxist theory, where it describes how historical forces clash and resolve.
Their conversation became an exercise in dialectics, each challenge sharpening the argument.
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- disputationFormal argumentative exchange
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
refutation · counterargument · rebuttal · objection · critique · opposition · reasoning · proposition
Active resistance or dissent
- negationDenial or cancellation
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- conflictOpposition between parties
- tensionStretched or strained state
polarity · resolution · paradox · dichotomy · counterpoint · clash · antagonism · struggle
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- negationDenial or cancellation
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
absolute · totality · self-consciousness · becoming · mediation · contradiction · determinate · moment
Conflict between economic groups
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- praxisCustomary action or application
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- proletariatLaborers lacking capital ownership
bourgeoisie · capitalism · revolution · alienation · ideology · base · superstructure · negation
Restoration of friendly relations
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- integrationCombining into a whole
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
convergence · mediation · overcoming · preservation · elevation · fusion · totality · unification
Seeking answers through inquiry
- interlocutorOne who converses
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
refutation · cross-examination · inquiry · elicitation · ignorance · wisdom · definition · Plato
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- disputationFormal argumentative exchange
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
polemic · refutation · counterargument · rebuttal · objection · critique · opposition · reasoning · proposition · forensics
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- negationDenial or cancellation
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- conflictOpposition between parties
tension · polarity · resolution · paradox · dichotomy · counterpoint · clash · antagonism · struggle · reconciliation
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- negationDenial or cancellation
phenomenology · absolute · totality · self-consciousness · becoming · mediation · contradiction · determinate · moment · speculative
class struggle
Conflict between economic groups
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- praxisCustomary action or application
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
proletariat · bourgeoisie · capitalism · revolution · alienation · ideology · base · superstructure · negation · exploitation
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- integrationCombining into a whole
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
resolution · convergence · mediation · overcoming · preservation · elevation · fusion · totality · unification · harmony
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- interlocutorOne who converses
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
irony · refutation · cross-examination · inquiry · elicitation · ignorance · wisdom · definition · Plato · method
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
- Greek philosophyAristotle, Socrates, Plato, Pythagoras, Academy
- philosophiesempiricism, stoicism, nihilism, idealism, materialism
- philosophyethics, logic, metaphysics, ontology, epistemology
- philosophy termstruth, reason, knowledge, wisdom, logic
dialecticsdogmatism
Unyielding adherence to doctrine
received wisdom · catechism · formal logic · formalism · deductive reasoning
dialecticsquarreling
Arguing angrily with another
sophistry · bickering · squabbling · shouting match · demagoguery
dialecticsstasis
State of inactivity
immutability · essentialism · fixity · permanence · being