biàn

common
academic
verb

Meaning of 思辨

思辨 means to engage in philosophical speculation; to think in purely theoretical and conceptual terms using logic; to think critically and discriminate; to analyze and discern. Pronounced sī biàn.

  • to engage in philosophical speculation; to think in purely theoretical and conceptual terms using logic
  • to think critically and discriminate; to analyze and discern

Definitions & Examples

Kāng
de
zhé
xué
chōng
mǎn
le
shēn
de
biàn
 

Kant's philosophy is filled with profound speculative reasoning.

Zhè
zhǒng
chún
lùn
de
biàn
shè
jīng
yàn
shì
shí
 

This kind of pure theoretical speculation does not involve empirical facts.

Hēi
ěr
de
biàn
zhèng
shì
zhǒng
gāo
chōu
xiàng
de
biàn
 

Hegel's dialectic is a form of highly abstract speculation.