Hegelian

[ hey-gey-lee-uhn, hi-jee- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel or his philosophical system.

noun

1. a person who accepts the philosophical principles of Hegel.
2. an authority or expert on the writings of Hegel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hegelian¹

First recorded in 1830–40; Hegel + -ian

Example Sentences

He never forgets the Hegelian dialectics even when he writes novels.

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Five years later he became private teacher in the University, at which time he belonged to Hegelian school of orthodoxy.

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This could give the impression that the Hegelian philosophy made empirical research superfluous as a source of concrete truths.

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The spirit of both of these hostile camps was descending from the results of philosophy, primarily from the Hegelian school.

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It was a bold but unsuccessful attempt to plant the banner of the Hegelian Right on British soil.

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