Etymology
Origin of Hegelian
Example Sentences
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The biggest flaw in the Hegelian viewpoint about supposedly great men is that his entire hypothesis about an unfolding historical process is flat wrong.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
For example, Mr. Mansfield dismisses the idea of a Judeo-Christian tradition as a Hegelian confection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
But what happens when the other kind of History — academic, not Hegelian — starts to collapse?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Marx proposed an alternative to the Hegelian dialectic, called dialectical materialism.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
I believe there has been no dangerous turning-point in the progress of German culture in this century that has not been made more dangerous by the enormous and still living influence of this Hegelian philosophy.
From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
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