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dialecticGreek term, originally associated with the philosopher Socrates' method of argument through dialogue and conversation. Hegelian dialectic, named after the German philosopher Hegel, refers to an interpretive method in which the contradiction between a thesis and its antithesis is resolved through synthesis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The materialist dialectical method does not need to be defended. This dialectical method fits the familiarity with fashion consciousness that pervades the paintings' imagery. The fact is, as scholars like Kerferd have shown (The Sophistic Movement, 55-57), that in all essential respects - his interest in ethical definitions, his eristic dialectical method, his rationalist critique of traditional political and moral ideas - Socrates was part of, indeed at the very heart of, the Sophistic movement. |
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