# Can someone explain the Hegelian dialectic to me?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799 "2002-04-04T16:08:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![candlesnstones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47c2d/32.png) [@candlesnstones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/candlesnstones)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799/21 "2016-01-25T21:45:14Z")

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ha

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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799/22 "2016-01-26T10:00:52Z")

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> [@candlesnstones](#):
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> ha

Reported

(It’s a thrice risen zombie thread and this is not a relevant new contribution.)

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799/23 "2016-01-26T10:10:49Z")

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**Moderator Note**

> [@candlesnstones](#):
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> ha

In the General Questions forum, we ask that you do not revive old threads unless you have something new or significant to contribute to them. Do not do this again in this forum.

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hegelian-dialectic-to-me/101799/24 "2016-01-26T15:44:25Z")

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All that aside, I hadn’t seen this thread when it was started or when it was resurrected so thanks to candlesnstones for bringing something new to my attention.

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