Meaning of Hegelese | Babel Free

Definitions

The convoluted, obscure style of writing associated with the works of G.W.F. Hegel

Examples

“We have⟳ felt it ourselves when the obvious meaning of Shakespeare has been rewritten into Hegelese, by some Doctor of Philosophy […] eager to apply⟳ his new theory of fog as an illuminating medium.”

“To speak⟳ Hegelese for a moment, since the deductive processes so discriminated require⟳ for their own⟳ development, for their own⟳ self-realization, to be combined with and enriched by their ampliative complements, in the broad view⟳ of these matters required by an investigation of philosophical governance the opposition between them must be overcome⟳.”

“In Hegelese, the fatal weakness of representational language resides precisely in its representational character: in the fact that it remains stuck at the level of Vorstellung, […].”

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