Note 23 — Chapter II · DIALECTIC AND RHETORIC AT DAYTON, TENNESSEE
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Cf. Adler, op. cit., pp. 243-44: Dialectic “is a kind of thinking which satisfies these two values: in the essential inconclusiveness of its process, it avoids ever resting in belief, or in the assertion of truth; through its utter restriction to the universe of discourse and its disregard for whatever reference discourse may have toward actuality, it is barren of any practical issue. It can make no difference in the way of conduct.”