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Hegelian

/heɪˈɡeɪlɪən/US/həˈɡeɪli.ən/

Hegelian adjective: of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831).

Adjective

Hegelian (comparative more Hegelian, superlative most Hegelian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831).
    • The Germanic Tribes had told the whole world in all possible tones carrying conviction, the gently persuasive, the coldly logical; in tones Hegelian, Nietzschean, warlike, pious, cynical, inspired, what they were going to do to the inferior races of the earth, so full of sin and all unworthiness.1921, Joseph Conrad, “The Crime of Partition”, in Notes on Life & Letters, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, pages 165–166
    • The critique of Hegelian blemishes in Marx's thought would not in itself have been a grave threat to party ideology, but the brunt of Bernstein's attack lay elsewhere.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

Noun

Hegelian (plural Hegelians)

  1. A follower of Hegel's philosophy.

Hegelian meaning in Vietnamese

Hegelian in Vietnamese

of or pertaining to Hegel's ideas
Hê-ghen, Hê-gen

Forms of Hegelian

Adjective
comparativemore Hegelian
superlativemost Hegelian
Noun
pluralHegelians

Origin of Hegelian

From Hegel + -ian.

Questions about Hegelian

What does Hegelian mean?
Hegelian means of or pertaining to the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831).
What is Hegelian in Vietnamese?
Hegelian in Vietnamese is Hê-ghen, Hê-gen. See Hegelian meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Hegelian?
Hegelian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Hegelian?
Hegelian is pronounced /heɪˈɡeɪlɪən/ (UK).

Words near Hegelian in the dictionary

  1. Hegazys
  2. Hegde
  3. Hegdes
  4. Hegel
  5. Hegelese
  6. Hegelian
  7. Hegelianism
  8. Hegelianisms
  9. Hegelianist
  10. Hegelianists
  11. Hegelianization

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