((Wiktionary)) A polemic (pronounced /pəˈlɛmɪk/) is a disagreement made against one opinion, doctrine, or person. A polemic addresses serious ideas of religious, philosophical, political, or scientific importance. It is often written to dispute or disprove an accepted position. The word is taken from the Greek polemikos (πολεμικός), meaning "warlike, hostile".[1]
Polemic journalism (newspaper or media print) was common in continental Europe when libel laws were not as firm.[2]
To encourage study of the polemics and disagreements of the 17th-19th centuries, a British research project has placed thousands of pamphlets of that era of time online.[3]
Polemics is the area of theology that focuses on the history or conduct of controversy on religious ideas.[4] As such, it is distinguished from apologetics, the intellectual defense of faith.
One of the most known polemicists was the French Voltaire.[5] Other known polemicists include Jonathan Swift,[6] Thomas Paine, Oscar Wilde and Ambrose Bierce. American polemicists include the writer and movie director Michael Moore,[7] the columnists Ann Coulter[8] and Christopher Hitchens.[9]
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