Dialectics - 1st Sem Philosophy

Plato

Everything that deceives maybe said to enchant.

Dialectics

An act of refutation. A process that does not end.

Dialectical materialism

Dialectics is a philosophy that explains change, motion, and development.

Dialogues

Illustrates how dialectics is an effective means of examining and evaluating truth claims.

Dialogos

Greek noun that derives from the word "dialegesthai."

Dialegesthai

Means "to enter into a conversation."

Dialectic (dialectike techne)

The art of argumentation/refutation. Also derived from the verb dialegesthai.

Elegkhos (elenchus)

In terms of Socratic dialectic the relevant Greek term is _____.

Elenchus

It means testing, and since those tested by Socratic questioning are often shown inadequate in their responses, it comes to mean refutation.

Thesis

Is (for example) the perceived truth. The starting point/status quo.

Antithesis

Is (then) an opposing point of view. A mechanism for change (e.g., opposing group, ideas, people).

Synthesis

When thought tries to reconcile with thesis and antithesis, what survives is this. The start of a new thesis. Progress.

Refutation

Resolution of contradictions.