Glasgow University Dialectic Society

The Glasgow University Dialectic Society, re-instituted in 1861, is a student society at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, committed to the promotion of debating, logic, ethics and literary discussion at the University. The Society is independent and open to all students of the University, however it maintains strong links with debating at Glasgow University Union.

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