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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > critical theory > dialectics
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > critical theory > dialectics
social science subjects > sociology > social theory > Marxist and neo-Marxist theory > dialectics
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > modern political thought > Marxism, socialism, and communism > dialectics

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dialectics  

Definition

  • Dialectics is the formal study of change, of how everything changes over time. Dialecticians attempt to understand change by using universal and theoretical principles to analyze transformations over extended periods of time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture; Dialectics]

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