Dialectic

Dialectic: Dialectic shares its etymology and meaning and history with dialogue. While dialectic and dialogue and discussion are all closely related, Plato's Dialogues, showcasing the Socrates, highlight the meaning which Philosophy employs. The core of dialectics is the compare something with it opposite (antithesis) and through the discussion synthesize the truth.

The equally stiff and decorous Tartuffery [hypocrisy] of the old Kant as he lures us on the dialectical bypaths that lead to his "categorical imperative" - really lead astray and seduce - this spectacle makes us smile, as we are fastidious and find it quite amusing to watch closely the subtle tricks of old moralists and preachers of moral.