Hegel's and Marx's dialectical methods are among the most influential approaches in philosophy, yet they differ fundamentally in their assumptions, objectives, and interpretation of reality. While Marx adopted the dialectical framework from Hegel, he transformed it by replacing idealism with materialism. Thus, Marx's dialectical method is often described as a materialist inversion of Hegel's idealist dialectics. Hegel's dialectical method is rooted in absolute idealism. According to Hegel, reality is essentially rational, and the development of the world is driven by the evolution of ideas or the Absolute Spirit. The dialectical process represents the unfolding of consciousness through contradictions. Every concept contains internal tensions that give rise to its opposite, and their conflict ultimately results in a higher synthesis. This continuous movement enables the progressive realization of truth, freedom, and self-consciousness. Marx, in contrast, developed dialectical materialism.