dialectical tension or opposition between two interacting forces or elements
Dialectic (also dialectics and the dialectical method), from Ancient Greek διαλεκτικ?, is a method of argument for resolving disagreement that has been central to European and Indian philosophy since antiquity. The word dialectic originated in ancient Greece, and was made popular by Plato in the Socratic dialogues.
di·a·lec·ti·cal
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adjective
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1.relating to the logical discussion of ideas and opinions."dialectical ingenuity"
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2.concerned with or acting through opposing forces."a dialectical opposition between social convention and individual libertarianism"