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Dialectic
al-jadal
الجَدَل
(jadal) is a composed of widely accepted (mashhūrāt) or premises conceded by the opponent (musallamāt).
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Explanation
Its aim is to silence an opponent or defend a position, not to reach certainty: a widely held view can still be false.
Widely accepted are those all or most people agree on, such as “justice is good”; conceded premises are those the opponent has granted in the discussion.
Also written as: jadal, dialectical argument.
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وَالْجَدَلُ هُوَ: قِيَاسٌ مُؤَلَّفٌ مِنْ مُقَدِّمَاتٍ مَشْهُورَةٍ أَوْ مُسَلَّمَةٍ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ أَوْ عِنْدَ الْخَصْمَيْنِ، كَقَوْلِنَا: الْعَدْلُ حَسَنٌ، وَالظُّلْمُ قَبِيحٌ.Dialectic is a syllogism composed of premises that are widely accepted, or conceded among people or between two disputants, as in “Justice is good, and injustice is bad.”Examples
- العَدْلُ حَسَنٌJustice is good (a widely accepted )
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Question 1
Dialectic (jadal) is a syllogism composed of…
is built from widely accepted (mashhūrāt) or premises conceded by the opponent (musallamāt).
Question 2
In a dialectical argument, “justice is good” is an example of…
العَدْلُ حَسَنٌ
The matn gives “justice is good” as an example of the of : a view that all or most people agree on.
Question 3
How does dialectic differ from demonstration?
rests on accepted or conceded , and a widely held view can still be false; only , from , reaches certainty.
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