In a [[dialectic]] process describing the interaction and resolution between multiple [[paradigms]] or [[ideologies]], one putative solution establishes primacy over the others. The goal of a dialectic process is to merge point and counterpoint (thesis and antithesis) into a compromise or other state of agreement (synthesis). Examples of dialectic process can be found in [[Plato's Republic]].
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In a [[dialogic]] process, various approaches coexist and are comparatively [[existential]] and relativistic in their interaction. Here, each ideology can hold more salience in particular circumstances. Changes can be made within these ideologies if a strategy does not have the desired effect. An example of the dialogic process can be found in [[Nozick's|Robert Nozick]] [[Anarchy, State, and Utopia]].
These two distinctions are observed in studies of [[personal identity (philosophy)|personal identity]], [[national identity]] and [[group identity]].
[[Georg Hegel]] (1770-1831) introduced the concept of dialectic process to explain the progression of ideas.
