capacità dialettica/dialettica

English translation: dialectic ability

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Italian term or phrase:capacità dialettica/dialettica
English translation:dialectic ability
Entered by: Colin Rowe

14:49 Apr 2, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: capacità dialettica/dialettica
Ho tradotto "debating ability"
Chiara2
Italy
Local time: 12:21
dialectic ability
Explanation:
My shot

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Or "dialectics"

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Why, then, does Socrates early in the dialogue praise Protagoras' dialectic ability?

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9475(196110)82:4<418:A...

St Catherine of Alexandria had visions of her betrothal to the Christ child, and was renowned for her eloquence and dialectic ability.

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/blchri...
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Local time: 12:21
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dialectical ability


Explanation:
Dialectics is that branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning; the application of logical principles to discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating truth from error; logical discussion.



    Reference: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2005/2005-10-28.html
    Reference: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/skepticism-ancient/
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dialectic ability


Explanation:
My shot

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-04-02 14:58:12 GMT)
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Or "dialectics"

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Note added at 10 mins (2008-04-02 15:00:15 GMT)
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Why, then, does Socrates early in the dialogue praise Protagoras' dialectic ability?

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9475(196110)82:4<418:A...

St Catherine of Alexandria had visions of her betrothal to the Christ child, and was renowned for her eloquence and dialectic ability.

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/blchri...

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: CONTEXT:I am speaking about myself in a cover letter. I want to make reference to my capacità dialettica

Asker: I can t access to http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9475(196110)82%3A4%3C418%3AAETOSD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X I can only see the first page for free, can you post the passage concerned please?


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agree  Ametista
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agree  Sofia Dervisi
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