The Philosophical Foundation of Dialectical Learning
Dialectical inquiry (DI) is an intellectual discourse that originated with the work of nineteenth-century philosopher G.W.F. Hegel (2010). Hegel contended that a higher level of understanding and insight could be achieved by creating the two most diametrically opposed viewpoints or explanations to a given situation or problem. Two opposing views (a thesis and antithesis) are developed in order to create direct conflict between two parties. Following a structured debate, a new collective view is pursued, forming a synthesis. The differing parties base their positions on identical databases. Points of view are influenced by underlying assumptions, value systems, and cognitive abilities (Boerner et al. 2003; Scott 2011). The Hegelian dialectic or the Hegelian inquiring system is the foundation of many of our political and legal processes (Van Gigch 1978)....
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Woods, J.G. (2013). Model of Dialectical Learning. In: Carayannis, E.G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3858-8_493
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