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QuizMultiple Choice

Unit 7: Western Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century

Question 9 • Philosophy: The Big Picture

According to Hegel’s idea of the dialectic, when two ideas are in opposition, what is the result of this conflict?

Answer
A
a victory for the best idea
B
a weakened version of one idea
C
an idea that is better than the first two
D
an opportunity to identify common elements

Explanation

In Hegel’s dialectic, opposing ideas come into conflict and lead to a synthesis that combines or resolves elements of both. The result is a new idea that goes beyond the original two, so the correct choice is “an idea that is better than the first two.”

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