Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a prominent German philosopher known for his contributions to dialectical materialism and idealism, with key works including 'Phenomenology of Spirit' and 'Science of Logic'. His philosophical approach involves the resolution of contradictions through a dialectical process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis, leading to a comprehensive understanding he termed 'the absolute idea'. Hegel's philosophy emphasizes the material nature of reality and the evolution of ideas through conflict and resolution.

1. HEGEL'S DIALECTICAL
MATERIALISM
GeorgWilhelm Friedrich Hegel(1770-1831)wasa
Germanphilosopher andaleading figurein
Germanidealism. Hismajorworksinclude The
PhenomenologyofSpirit, Science ofLogic, andThe
Encyclopedia ofPhilosophicalSciences.

2. HIS WORKS
• Phenomenology of Spirit
• Science of Logic
• Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences
• Elements of the Philosophy of Right
• Lectures on the Philosophy of History

3. Dialectic /ˌdʌɪəˈlɛktɪk/
• the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions
• We can learn from opposite ideas
Materialism /məˈtɪərɪəlɪz(ə)m/
• Materialism is a realist philosophy of science, which holds that
the world is material; all phenomena in the universe consist of
"matter in motion" according to natural laws.

4. ■ Hegel's main philosophical project was to take these
contradictions and interpret them as part of a
comprehensive, evolving, rational unity that, he called "the
absolute Idea“
■ According to Hegel, the main characteristic of this unity
was that it evolves through and manifests itself
in contradiction

5. Thesis: The initial abstract philosophical idea or
proposition.
Antithesis: The contradictory opposing idea that
negates or reacts against the thesis. Or it can just be
different from the Thesis
Synthesis: The resolution that merges the partial truths
from the thesis and antithesis into a new, higher and
more complete conception or idea.