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Hegelian

Hegelian

2 9.9
Relating to the ideas of the thinker Hegel
  • adjective
  • /hɪˈɡeɪliən/
  • Formal
: hegeliano
  • Many modern political theories draw insights from the Hegelian dialectic.
  • Hegelian dialectic
  • Hegelian philosophy
  • Hegelian idea

So there is nothing simple in Hegelian dialectics.

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Examples

  • This is called the "Hegelian Dialectic".

    What in the World Are They Spraying? (2010)

  • Firstly, she opposes the Hegelian philosophy of history.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Is that not what the Hegelian dialect is all about?

    Academic text (2012)

  • Why not just assent to the Hegelian response?

    Academic text (2017)

  • Based on the Hegelian Marxist model, I would have to say no.

    Academic text (1992)

  • I have only said enough about Rorty's story of American achievement to show its Hegelian character.

    Academic text (1998)

  • For example, Nietzsche's thinking itself stands under the Hegelian umbrella of thought.

    Academic text (1994)

  • This is how negation takes place in Hegelian dialectic, right?

  • While Francis Fukuyama argues we are at "the end of history," his Hegelian view only opens new, hitherto unexplored scenarios.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In the present contribution, I speak of the Frankfurt critical theory as mainly characterized by a Hegelian-Marxian method of immanent social critique.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

dialectical
vsHegelian
  • Formal
4 8.9

About discussing ideas by giving and answering arguments

is the same method but tied to one philosopher's doctrines
dialectic
vsHegelian
  • Formal
1 9.0

Using discussion of opposite ideas to find truth

is specific to one philosopher's system built on that argumentative method

Surface Forms

Hegelian positive

Morphology

Hegelian = Hegel (transparent) = Hegel + ian

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ian' to the proper name 'Hegel' to indicate relation to his philosophy.

Etymology

Hegelian comes from the name Hegel and the ending -ian, which means 'related to' or 'about' a person. So something called Hegelian is 'about' Hegel's ideas or system, for example his view that change happens when opposite ideas meet and form something new.