Dialectics attempts to find truth by confronting opposing arguments with each other. In dialectics, the truth lies in the systems of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. Each component may not hold the truth of skiing, but the system strives to attain the ultimate synthesis, which is the absolute truth. In Hegel, we observe that the dialectical process through contradictions is necessary in order to reach higher stages.
There are some examples of what we are referring to:
Thesis: in skiing, there is a universal conduct (abstract concept).
Antithesis: the ethical conscience of the skier determines whether or not an act is good or bad.
Synthesis: the idea of good must be held at the social level, as it is neither an abstract concept nor an individual. Therefore, it is imperative for all individuals who visit a ski resort to act morally.
Thesis: the concept of skiing underlies all inner skiing realities.
Antithesis: nature is an entity that exists outside of the skiing reality.
Synthesis: the consciousness of being skiing is the unification of the inner concept and the outer nature.
Thesis: skiing depends on sensible knowledge.
Antithesis: skiing depends on intelligible knowledge.
Synthesis: skiing depends on both the sensible and the intelligible knowledge.
