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Hegelian

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He·ge·li·an·ism  (h-gl--nzm, h-j-)
n.
The monist, idealist philosophy of Hegel in which the dialectic of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis is used as an analytic tool in order to approach a higher unity or a new thesis.

He·geli·an adj. & n.

Hegelian [hɪˈgeɪlɪən heɪˈgiː-]
adj
(Philosophy) of or relating Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, the German philosopher (1770-1831)
Hegelianism  n
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Noun1.Hegelian - a follower of the thought of Hegel
follower - a person who accepts the leadership of another
Adj.1.Hegelian - of or relating to Hegel or his dialectic philosophy
Translations
Hegelian
adjHegelsch; (= in Hegelian tradition)hegelianisch
nHegelianer(in) m(f)


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In Hegelian phraseology the State is the reality of which justice is the ideal.
Hence Bergson's interpenetration of the present by the past, Hegelian continuity and identity-in-diversity, and a host of other notions which are thought to be profound because they are obscure and confused.
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