“What Is Dialectic?” (essay)

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“What Is Dialectic?” is a philosophical essay by Karl Popper, included in his collection *Conjectures and Refutations*, in which he critically examines the concept and method of dialectic in philosophy.

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instanceOf essay ⓘ
philosophical essay ⓘ
arguesAgainst historicist uses of dialectic ⓘ
relativist interpretations of dialectic ⓘ
author Karl Popper ⓘ
collection Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizes Hegelian logic ⓘ
linked to: Hegelian dialectics

acceptance of contradictions in logic ⓘ
dialectical logic ⓘ
use of dialectic to justify contradictions ⓘ
genre philosophy ⓘ
hasAuthorPosition dialectic is dangerous when used to defend contradictions ⓘ
scientific progress depends on criticism rather than dialectical synthesis ⓘ
includedIn Conjectures and Refutations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic Hegelian dialectic ⓘ
linked to: Hegelian dialectics

Marxist dialectic ⓘ
critical rationalism ⓘ
dialectic ⓘ
logic ⓘ
methodology of philosophy ⓘ
scientific method ⓘ
notableFor Popper's critique of dialectical reasoning ⓘ
contrast between dialectic and critical method ⓘ
defense of non-contradiction ⓘ
philosophicalApproachAdvocated critical discussion ⓘ
critical rationalism ⓘ
fallibilism ⓘ
philosophicalDomain epistemology ⓘ
logic ⓘ
philosophy of science ⓘ
philosophicalTraditionCritiqued Hegelianism ⓘ
linked to: Hegelian dialectics

Marxism ⓘ
dialectical materialism ⓘ
positionHeldInCollection essay in Conjectures and Refutations ⓘ
publicationCollectionAuthor Karl Popper ⓘ
relatedWorkOfAuthor The Logic of Scientific Discovery ⓘ
The Open Society and Its Enemies ⓘ
supports classical logic ⓘ
law of non-contradiction ⓘ
scientific criticism ⓘ
workIn Popper's critical rationalism corpus ⓘ

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