concrete universal

nounHegelianism.

a principle that necessarily has universal import but is also concrete by virtue of its arising in historical situations.

Origin of concrete universal

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First recorded in 1860–65

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How to use concrete universal in a sentence

So we must consider this universal as an absolutely concrete universal.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. | Various
This will be recognized as the 'concrete universal' of the Hegelian logicians.
John Dewey's logical theory | Delton Thomas Howard

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