Hegelian

/həˈɡeɪli.ən/

Synonyms for "hegelian" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(5 words)
adherent of hegeldialecticdialecticaldialectical thinkerhegelist

Strong matches (7)

Noun(4 words)
heritage basedidealist orientedlineage boundphilosophical

Related words (13)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: adherent, adherent of hegel, dialectic, dialectical, dialectical thinker.
  • Sentence evidence is available for hegelian, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.

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Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

8 entries
academicfollowerphilosopherphilosophical approachphilosophical methodphilosophical traditionphilosophythinker

More specific

14 entries
Left HegelianRight Hegelianabsolute idealismdialectical philosophydialectical reasoningdialectical sociologyearly Hegelianismhistorical theoristlate Hegelianismphilosophical dialecticiansynthesis oriented thinkingsystematic philosophyteleological historythesis antithesis synthesis

Collocations

10 entries
Hegelian critiqueHegelian dialecticHegelian frameworkHegelian methodHegelian philosophyHegelian thinkerHegelian traditionHegelianismLeft HegelianRight Hegelian

Inflections

3 entries
Hegeliansmore Hegelianmost Hegelian

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The Hegelian philosophy is the last magnificent attempt to restore Christianity, which was lost and wrecked, through philosophy and, indeed, to restore Christianity—as is generally done in the modern era—by identifying it with the negation of Christianity.

Source: tatoeba (414305)

When we ask what is the object of these paradoxes, some have answered that they are a mere logical puzzle, while others have seen in them an Hegelian propaedeutic of the doctrine of Ideas.

Source: tatoeba (11928898)

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.

Source: wiktionary

As events such as 9/11, the Afghan and Iraq wars and the 2008 financial crisis took their toll on liberalism’s self-confidence, Fukuyama’s work was denounced as the height of Hegelian hubris.

Source: wiktionary

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "hegelian"?

Closest matches include adherent, adherent of hegel, dialectic, dialectical, dialectical thinker.

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