Hegelian dialectics
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Hegelian dialectics is a philosophical framework developed by G.W.F. Hegel that explains historical and conceptual development through the dynamic process of contradiction and resolution, often summarized as thesis–antithesis–synthesis.
All labels observed (9)
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| Hegelian dialectics canonical | 7 |
| Hegelianism | 7 |
| Hegelian dialectic | 3 |
| Hegelian logic | 2 |
| Hegelian philosophy | 2 |
| Hegelian system | 2 |
| Dialectics | 1 |
| Hegelian phenomenology | 1 |
| dialectical materialism | 1 |
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Target entity: Hegelian dialectics Context triple: [one-dimensional society, influencedBy, Hegelian dialectics]
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Fichtean idealism
Fichtean idealism is a form of German idealist philosophy developed by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that emphasizes the self-positing activity of the ego as the foundation of all reality and knowledge.
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phenomenology of spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit is G.W.F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness and self-awareness through a dialectical progression toward absolute knowledge.
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Transcendental Dialectic
Transcendental Dialectic is the section of Immanuel Kant’s critical philosophy that analyzes how pure reason generates metaphysical illusions and critiques traditional rationalist metaphysics.
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German idealism
German idealism is a philosophical movement that emerged in late 18th- and early 19th-century Germany, emphasizing the active, constructive role of the mind in shaping reality and including thinkers such as Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.
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Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Hegelian dialectics Target entity description: Hegelian dialectics is a philosophical framework developed by G.W.F. Hegel that explains historical and conceptual development through the dynamic process of contradiction and resolution, often summarized as thesis–antithesis–synthesis.
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A.
Fichtean idealism
Fichtean idealism is a form of German idealist philosophy developed by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that emphasizes the self-positing activity of the ego as the foundation of all reality and knowledge.
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B.
phenomenology of spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit is G.W.F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness and self-awareness through a dialectical progression toward absolute knowledge.
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C.
Transcendental Dialectic
Transcendental Dialectic is the section of Immanuel Kant’s critical philosophy that analyzes how pure reason generates metaphysical illusions and critiques traditional rationalist metaphysics.
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D.
German idealism
German idealism is a philosophical movement that emerged in late 18th- and early 19th-century Germany, emphasizing the active, constructive role of the mind in shaping reality and including thinkers such as Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel.
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E.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dialectical method
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philosophical framework ⓘ theory of development ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
comprehension of the whole
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reconciliation of oppositions ⓘ self-knowledge of spirit ⓘ |
| appliedInWork |
Philosophy of Right
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surface form:
Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences ⓘ phenomenology of spirit ⓘ
surface form:
Phenomenology of Spirit
Science of Logic ⓘ |
| associatedWithFormula | thesis–antithesis–synthesis ⓘ |
| critiquedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Bertrand Russell ⓘ Friedrich Engels ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| developedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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| distinguishedFrom |
formal logic
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mechanical materialism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
development through contradiction
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dynamic process ⓘ historicity of reason ⓘ immanent critique ⓘ logical necessity in development ⓘ resolution of contradictions ⓘ self-movement of concepts ⓘ unity of opposites ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
conceptual development
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contradiction ⓘ historical development ⓘ mediation ⓘ negation ⓘ sublation ⓘ totality ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
historical dialectic
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logical dialectic ⓘ social dialectic ⓘ |
| influenced |
British idealism
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Frankfurt School ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt School critical theory
Marxist dialectics ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ existentialism ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ theology of history ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German idealism
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absolute idealism ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Aufhebung
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determinate negation ⓘ negation of the negation ⓘ |
| viewsContradictionAs | motor of development ⓘ |
| viewsRealityAs |
process
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rationally structured ⓘ |
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