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

So we must consider this universal as an absolutely concrete universal.

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

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