What is Dialogue?
{{use dmy dates}} '''Dialogue''' or '''dialog''' is a shared inquiry or the art of thinking together.<ref>Isaacs, William. (2010). ''Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together,'' p.1.</ref> Dialogue is a [[rhetoric|rhetorical]], [[literature|literary]] and [[theatrical]] format. It means a written or spoken [[conversation]]al exchange between two or more people, or a literary work showing such an exchange. The historical origins of dialogue are in [[ancient Greek literature|classical Greek]] and [[Indian literature]]. The [[Socratic method]] is a way of learning things by dialogue. ==Related pages== * [[Online chat]] * [[Communication]] * [[Conflict resolution]] * [[Conversation]] * [[Xiangsheng]] * [[Manzai]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{wiktionary}} * [http://www.thataway.org/ National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation] * [http://www.infed.org/biblio/b-dialog.htm Smith, M. K. (2001) ''Dialogue and conversation'', the encyclopaedia of informal education] * [http://www.irdialogue.org The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue] [[Category:Fiction]] [[Category:Rhetoric]]