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| the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic. |
| He·ge·li·an·ism (hā-gā'lē-ə-nĭz'əm, hĭ-jē'-) n. The monist, idealist philosophy of Hegel in which the dialectic of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis is used as an analytic tool in order to approach a higher unity or a new thesis. He·ge'li·an adj. & n. |