The Dialectic

It just dawned on me that the dialectic is a metaphysical phenomenon. The dialectic is a behind the scenes phenomenon, like anything metaphysical, which makes civilization possible.

I got the idea after reading an article entitled "What divides us makes us Hegel" by Robert Fulford in the National Post. He writes that the division that has existed between Canada's two founding cultures, English and French has made Canada not only possible but exceptional, due to its dialectical nature.

Instead of adopting one culture and one language to govern the country Canada went the duality route and adopted both cultures. This certainly made it more difficult to run the country but in the process of reconciling its two conflicting members, as in the dialectic, Canada has become a richer and a more sophisticated nation. As Hegel argued, the clash of ideas, as has been occurring between the English and the French in Canada, has an incremental effect on people and in the process expands their skills and improves their operational philosophies.

The clash of ideas causes problems but it also forces a mindful and determined nation like to Canada to seek solutions. In its clash between English and French identities, Canada's dialectically has developed and implemented a unique form of governance that makes it not only exceptional in the world but has prepared it to be home for other ethnic groups and to become a truly multiculturalism nation.