Sentence examples for dialectical methods from inspiring English sources

This paper contributes to the theory of collaborative problem solving and strategy design by reviewing the state of the art in the application of problem solving and dialectical methods, and then linking up with analytical and computer-aided approaches.

When he returned to Saint-Denis he applied his dialectical methods to the subject of the abbey's patron saint; he argued that St. Denis of Paris, the martyred apostle of Gaul, was not identical with Denis of Athens (also known as Dionysius the Areopagite), the convert of St .Paul.

Kant's antinomies led to the dialectical methods of Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel, and were thus to prove immensely influential.

Pragmatist moral epistemology also rejects philosophy's a priori, dialectical methods for determining the good and the right.

(CEE, 57/46) {§2.2} [Euclid's Elements] contains all the dialectical methods: the method of division for finding kinds, definitions for making statements of essential properties, demonstrations for proceeding from premises to conclusions, and analysis for passing in the reverse direction from conclusions to principles.

From his commentaries on scripture and dogma to his works of speculative theology, Abelard is first and foremost concerned to show how religious claims can be understood, and in particular how the application of dialectical methods can clarify and illuminate propositions of the faith.

In the Republic, Plato applies the dialectical method to the concept of justice.

Bradley's Appearance and Reality (1893) constituted the high-water mark of the rediscovery of Hegel's dialectical method.

Although this challenge to human authority led to his condemnation, his dialectical method became the preferred approach of the next several generations of theologians.

If there are any heroes in the philo-cafes, it is Socrates, because his dialectical method serves as the model for the discussions, and Seneca, for his pursuit of the well-being of the soul.

Miura Baien of Kyushu called his learning jōrigaku ("rational studies"); it contained a dialectical method of thought that, rejecting the fixed "way" of orthodox Neo-Confucianism, saw the world as being constantly in flux.