Hegelianism

[ hey-gey-lee-uh-niz-uhm, hi-jee- ]

noun

1. the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hegelianism¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Hegelian + -ism

Example Sentences

Hegelianism had closed the eyes of human understanding; Positivism had mutilated and crippled its activities.

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When I began my career, Hegelianism was the foundation of every thing.

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The Hegelianism which he imbibed from Rosenkranz far a long time seriously crippled his mind in its exertions after truth.

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He was a great opponent of university reform and of the Hegelianism which was then beginning to take root in Oxford.

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The Hegelianism and the scepticism of the critical school are creeping into the works of some theologians.

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