Hegel was not the first philosopher to try and resolve conflicting ideas. How does he differ from earlier philosophers, like Thomas Aquinas, who sought to reconcile ideas?

Hegel used conflict between ideas as part of a dialectical process: opposing positions can lead to a new idea that goes beyond them. Aquinas generally sought to show how apparently conflicting ideas could be reconciled or brought into agreement. So the best choice is “Hegel produced new ideas, and Aquinas found common ground.”

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