Hegel

[ hey-guhl ]

noun

1. Ge·org Wil·helm Frie·drich [gey, -aw, r, k , vil, -helm , free, -d, r, i, kh], 1770–1831, German philosopher.

Hegel

/ hɪˈɡeɪlɪən; ˈheɪɡəl; heɪˈɡiː- /

noun

1. Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich17701831MGermanPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (ɡeˈɔrk ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈfriːdrɪç). 1770–1831, German philosopher, who created a fundamentally influential system of thought. His view of man's mind as the highest expression of the Absolute is expounded in The Phenomenology of Mind (1807). He developed his concept of dialectic, in which the contradiction between a proposition (thesis) and its antithesis is resolved at a higher level of truth (synthesis), in Science of Logic (1812–16)

Derived Forms

• Heˈgelianˌism, noun
• Hegelian, adjective

Example Sentences

On his desk were books by Oscar Wilde and Hegel.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Moyn, Popper's critique of Hegel and Marx "relied on the spottiest possible knowledge of their works."

From Salon

"These findings provide rare insight into the clandestine cyber operations that traditionally remain concealed from public scrutiny or are simply never caught by such victims," Hegel said.

From Reuters

“North Korea in my opinion is really stepping up their game,” said Hegel, who works for U.S. firm SentinelOne.

From Reuters

When one of his late parties ended, he would go home and, alone, read Hegel and sketch deep into the night.

From New York Times