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
X——'s ideas have unchained formlessness of expression that beats the bad writing of the Hegelian epoch in Germany.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William
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