sublates

Definition

To resolve a contradiction by canceling out the previous opposing elements while simultaneously preserving and elevating their essential components into a new, higher unity.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'sublatus', the past participle of 'tolerre' (to lift up or take away), it was famously adopted by G.W.F. Hegel to translate the German philosophical term 'aufheben'.

In the news

The author uses this term to explain that true progress in Namibia requires not just averaging different viewpoints, but transforming them into a new, higher category of economic and political reality.

Repositioning Heroes’ Day: A decolonial call for economic justice and equity

Windhoek Observer

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