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sublation

sublation

9.9
Resolving a contradiction by combining opposite ideas while keeping parts of each
  • noun
  • /səˈbleɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : sublimación
  • For Hegel, sublation is crucial in resolving contradictions through synthesis and preservation.
  • sublation of art

That is, however you want to translate sublation, transcendence takes place.

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Examples

  • But as well, the analogy itself needs a good overhauling, a sublation into a more inclusive perspective, if it is going to be rehabilitated.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Additionally, for structural linguistics, neutralization explains the action of sublation or the transcendence of difference.

    Academic text (2005)
  • That is, however you want to translate sublation, transcendence takes place.

  • We've gone through all of these sublations, all of these AUP haibong, right?

  • For the phallo-logocentric aufhebung, sublation is there, and it is militant, the reproducer of old schemes, anchored in the dogma of castration.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In philosophy, sublation involves integrating conflicting ideas to create a deeper understanding.

  • The artist's work reflects sublation by combining traditional and modern elements into a cohesive style.

How Resolved

sublation
  • Formal
9.9
synthesis
14 6.2
reconciliation
114 5.3
tension
509 3.2
conflict
397 2.3

Surface Forms

sublation singular
sublations plural

Morphology

sublation = sublate (opaque) = sublate + ion

Although morphologically derived from 'sublate', the Hegelian philosophical sense (integration/preservation of opposites) is specialized and not directly inferable from the verb's basic meaning.

Etymology

Sublation comes from the Latin sublatio, from sub- and lat- meaning 'to carry' or 'to lift', giving a double image of 'taking away' and 'raising up'. That double idea explains the philosophical use: sublation can mean removing an old view while keeping and 'raising' its useful parts into a new, unified idea.