| 1. logic; way of reasoning. dialecticsdi`a*lectics , n. [l. dialectica (sc. ars), gr. (sc. ): cf. f. dialectique.] that branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion.note: dialectics was defined by aristotle to be the method of arguing with probability on any given problem, and of defending a tenet without inconsistency. by plato, it was used in the following senses: |
