G. W. F. Hegel · Philosophy

The Dialectic

Hegel saw reality and thought as moving by contradiction: every position generates its opposite, and the conflict is resolved in a higher unity that preserves both. This dialectical motion is the engine of his entire philosophy and of history itself.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Hegel’s dialectic is a movement of thought and reality through contradiction: a position generates its opposite, and the conflict is overcome ( aufgehoben ) in a higher stage that preserves the truth of both. Explain this motion and why contradiction drives it forward.

Leads to Heraclitus.

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