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dialectic

dialectic Dialectic refers to reasoning or argument, or to a connected line of argument.

Dialectic refers to reasoning or argument, or to a connected line of argument. In later idealist philosophy, especially after Hegel, it can also mean the logical unfolding of thought or another process as it repeatedly takes shape in symbolic or material forms.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Dialectic” (Dialectic).
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