Hegel’s Dialectical Conception of Contradiction and Its Legacy in Marx’s Historical Materialism Introduction Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s philosophical system is among the most ambitious attempts to conceptualize reality as a rational totality. At the heart of Hegel’s metaphysics lies his dialectical method, which posits that contradiction (Widerspruch) is not a sign of error to be … Continue reading Examine Hegel’s assertion that contradiction is the moving principle of the world, with reference to his dialectical method and philosophy of history. Assess the influence of Hegel’s dialectical notion of contradiction on Marx’s theory of class struggle and historical materialism.