Definition of dialectic is the art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments. The process especially associated with Hegel of arriving at the truth by stating a thesis, developing a contradictory antithesis, and combining and resolving them into a coherent synthesis. Actually dialectic is working only if the synthesis is better than the thesis and antithesis. If it get worse, it means dialectic is not working.
Here is an example of Hegel’s notion of dialectic by using thesis and antithesis that stating a synthesis.
Thesis : Alphabetical Mechanism Vocabulary (AMV)
Dictionaries are alphabetically organized. The advantages of alphabetical order is simplicity of access to vocabulary and simplicity in organization.
Antithesis : Semantic Mechanism Vocabulary (SMV)
While alphabetical order is widespread and gives easy access to material, it also scatters related vocabulary. This need for integration of related material created the antithesis of AMV, which is organize by semantic concepts, or SMV. Its provided not simple alphabetical lists, but a way of finding specific words, phrases, and idioms that express a concept or semantic domain. SMV is a modern, functionalist, and multi-dimensional way of thinking. The objective aspect is the resulting collocation and retrieval of synonyms created by semantic organization. The subjectivity of the SMV hypothesis is crystallized in the objective realization of thematically-organized thesauri.
Synthesis : Creation of the Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a set of terms that are semantically related. There was a turning point in thesaurus construction in 1951. Its structure creates a semantic map of the sciences, including broader and narrower terms, and a bridge between different scientific fields (related terms). The semantic pluralism of the science was introduced into information storage and retrieval. The one-dimensional thinking of AMV (the dictionary),