Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Quotes


Everything that from eternity has happened in heaven and earth, the life of God and all the deeds of time simply are the struggles for Spirit to know Itself, to find Itself, be for Itself, and finally unite itself to Itself; it is alienated and divided, but only so as to be able thus to find itself and return to Itself...As existing in an individual form, this liberation is called 'I'; as developed to its totality, it is free Spirit; as feeling, it is Love; and as enjoyment, it is Blessedness.


Citations

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. Lectures on the History of Philosophy, Volume 1. Translated by E.S. Haldane, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1892, p. 23.

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
  • Born: August 27, 1770
  • Died: November 14, 1831
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Philosopher

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher and is considered one of the most important figures in German idealism. He is also considered one of the fundamental figures of modern Western philosophy, with his influence extending to the entire range of contemporary philosophical issues, from aesthetics to ontology to politics, both in the analytic and continental tradition.