Hegel's Dialetic: a game

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Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby treegod » 07 Jun 2011, 14:58

Quite simply put there is a thesis (a thing). Every thesis has its antithesis (the thing's opposite). For every thesis and antithesis there is a principle of synthesis. This synthesis, between thesis and antithesis, becomes itself another thesis, for which there is another antithesis and synthesising principles. And so on.

Here is the game:

I shall present a thesis. The next person presents its antithesis and then a synthesis. The synthesis then becomes a thesis for the next post to respond with its antithesis and synthesis/thesis.

For example:
Post 1:
Thesis: Being


Post 2:
Antithesis: Non-being

Synthesis/thesis: becoming [i.e. changeing state from non-being to being]


Post 3:
Antithesis: degenerating

Synthesis/thesis: change


And so on.

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Game starts here:

THESIS: change
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Serpentia » 07 Jun 2011, 16:19

Oh, wow, a German philosopher.. I should try my hand at this:

THESIS: change

ANTI-THESIS: stagnation

SYNTHESIS: development



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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Bart » 07 Jun 2011, 17:47

Thesis: Development

Anti Thesis: stand still

Synthesis: movement
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby wolf560 » 07 Jun 2011, 23:56

Thesis: Movement

Antithesis: Road block

Synthesis: Detour
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby treegod » 08 Jun 2011, 08:47

Thesis: detour

Antithesis: straight

Synthesis: travel
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Hennie » 08 Jun 2011, 10:07

Thesis: travel

Antithesis: hearth

Synthesis: soul-journey
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby treegod » 08 Jun 2011, 10:40

antithesis: soul-death

synthesis: transformation
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Hennie » 08 Jun 2011, 10:47

antithesis: standstill

synthesis: evolution
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Frog » 08 Jun 2011, 15:23

Antithesis: stagnation

synthesis: acceptance
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby FoxPhantom » 08 Jun 2011, 21:00

Thesis: acceptance

Antithesis: denial

Synthesis: change
Mischief Managed. Problems Vanished.
This white fox remains.
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Aitrus » 08 Jun 2011, 21:08

Thesis: change
Antithesis: static
Synthesis: modifying
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Bart » 09 Jun 2011, 10:16

Thesis: modifying
anti thesis: status quo
synthesis: engineering
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Heddwen » 09 Jun 2011, 10:50

Thesis: engineering
Antithesis: laissez faire
Synthesis: proactivity
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Bart » 09 Jun 2011, 15:31

thesis: pro activity
anti thesis: re activity
synthesis: Life
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby wolf560 » 09 Jun 2011, 18:32

Thesis- Life

Antithesis- Death

Synthesis- Ascension
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Myrde » 09 Jun 2011, 18:39

Thesis- Ascension

Antithesis- Damnation

Synthesis- Free Will

((Does this work?))
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby treegod » 09 Jun 2011, 21:35

antithesis: helplessness

synthesis: ability

((yes, I think that could make a good synthesis Myrde.))
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Myrde » 09 Jun 2011, 21:42

thesis: ability

anti-thesis: disability

synthesis: injury
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Heddwen » 10 Jun 2011, 08:23

injury
well being
healing
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Re: Hegel's Dialetic: a game

Postby Myrde » 10 Jun 2011, 17:55

Thesis: Healing

Antithesis: Decay

Synthesis: Time
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