In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DIALECTIC
dialectic, dialectical
(adjective) of or relating to or employing dialectic; “the dialectical method”
dialectic
(noun) any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
dialectic
(noun) a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; “this situation created the inner dialectic of American history”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dialectic (plural dialectics)
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
(Marxism) Progress of conflict, especially class conflict.
Adjective
dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)
dialectical
Anagrams
• deictical
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*lec"tic, n.
Definition: Same as Dialectics. Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences. Liddell & Scott.
Di`a*lec"tic, Di`a*lec"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. dialecticus, Gr. dialectique. See Dialect.]
1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. Earle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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