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Dialectical Enquiry
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Thesis, Antithesis and Synthesis. Explanation Dialectic Inquiry. Dialectics. |
History of Dialectic Inquiry (Dialectics)Dialectic Inquiry or Dialectics has a long history during which the meaning
and understanding of the terminology changed. In Asia, the idea that everything
is made of opposites, yin and yang, goes back to I Ching around 3,000 years
ago, and the Taoist master Lao Tzu around 2,500 years ago. Taoism holds that
change is the only constant. Taoist philosophy also learns that "gradual change
results in a sudden change of form (hua)". Also around 2,500 years ago, in
ancient Greece, Heraclites had the idea that all change comes through the
struggle of opposites. The Aztecs also held the idea of the earth is made
of opposites. The Lakotas in North America shared this belief. In Plato's
dialogues, Socrates typically "argues" by means of cross-examining of someone
else's assertions. In this way he draws out the inherent contradictions within
the position of his opponent. Aristoteles compared Dialectics with Rhetoric
(the art of convincing others), saying that dialectics are dealing with an
upright looking for the truth. For an unknown reason, the idea of everything
being made of opposites died out in the western world, until Kant and Hegel
revitalized the idea of dialectics at the time the industrial revolution was
beginning. Finally Fichte made the implicit triad existing in Hegel's work
explicit, by clearly distinguishing between Thesis, Antithesis and Synthesis,
and this idea was subsequently extended by Marx and Engels.
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| Jordan - UK | Dialectic Ability | "Is the ability to hold 2 seemingly opposing ideas in mind, and to combine and to resolve them in an unexpected, creative way innate, or can it be learned?" |
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| § alex lowy (canada) | dialectical inquiry | "We refer to this in our work as "2 x 2 thinking". While some people come to this naturally, many do not. As with most capabilities in life, natural ability or inclination is a great advantage. However, I have seen the other thinker types, "either-or" rise to impressive heights of 2 x 2 after periods of struggle to control or resolve the unresolvable. My view is that the dialectical view is indeed learnable, but the path is neither direct nor simple, typically involving personal challenge and change." |
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