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dialectic

[dahy-uh-lek-tik] / ˌdaɪ əˈlɛk tɪk /




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“We stand on the walls, sentinels of the inner sanctum, against the assault of AI slop. The Ontology is based firmly in reality—there is, here, a dialectic between ground truth, tribal knowledge, and enhancements.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

“The Ontology is based firmly in reality—there is, here, a dialectic between ground truth, tribal knowledge, and enhancements.”

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

I saw the possibility of making a film that was dialectic, where words and speaking were at the center of the film.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

But it’s in “The Guest Lecture,” his second novel, that the dialectic between fantasy and figures, consciousness and bodies, takes its most affecting form.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Zeno put it like this: “Rhetoric is an open palm; dialectic a closed fist.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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