concrete universal

noun

, Hegelianism.

1. a principle that necessarily has universal import but is also concrete by virtue of its arising in historical situations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of concrete universal¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Critic Gayle Clemans writes of Yayoi Kusama that “Her work is cathartic and concrete, universal and specific, infinitely appealing and intimately personal.”

From Seattle Times

Her work is cathartic and concrete, universal and specific, infinitely appealing and intimately personal.

From Seattle Times

This will be recognized as the 'concrete universal' of the Hegelian logicians.

From Project Gutenberg

But while Dewey employs the language of idealism, it is doubtful whether he has grasped the full significance of the "concrete universal" of the Hegelian school.

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Dewey's comments show that he conceives his method to be a restatement, in improved form, of the doctrine of the 'concrete universal.'

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