/r/countermine
A sub to aid in the dissemination of information about Geo-Politics and World events from various angles, in an attempt to bring a dialectical conversation to the issues facing the world, which are often obfuscated by black and white dichotomies.
1: Insults and abuse will not be tolerated in this sub and will be followed by a ban
2: All views/beleifs will be tolerated as long as they are not preaching hate/intolerance.
3: Respect of others opinions and beleifs is paramount.
4: Downvotes and Upvotes are not to be used as disagreement, or agreement. They represent the relevence of a comment.
(these guidelines are subject to revision)
n.
The art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
a. 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. b. Hegel's critical method for the investigation of this process.
a. The Marxian process of change through the conflict of opposing forces, whereby a given contradiction is characterized by a primary and a secondary aspect, the secondary succumbing to the primary, which is then transformed into an aspect of a new contradiction. Often used in the plural with a singular or plural verb. b. The Marxian critique of this process.
dialectics (used with a sing. verb) A method of argument or exposition that systematically weighs contradictory facts or ideas with a view to the resolution of their real or apparent contradictions.
The contradiction between two conflicting forces viewed as the determining factor in their continuing interaction.
n [ˈkaʊntəˌmaɪn]
1. (Military) Military a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
2. a plot to frustrate another plot
vb [ˌkaʊntəˈmaɪn]
1. to frustrate by countermeasures
2. (Military) Military to take measures to defeat the underground operations of (an enemy)
3. (Military) Military to destroy enemy mines in (an area) with mines of one's own
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