dialectics
dia·lec·tics
noun
1.
a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
Origin
From Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “competent debater”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “inter, through”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
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