Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

(1770–1831) Philosopher Kingdom of Württemberg

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a philosopher from the Kingdom of Württemberg, best known for Phänomenologie des Geistes.

Quick Facts About Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Born: August 27, 1770
Died: November 14, 1831
Nationality: Kingdom of Württemberg
Profession: Philosopher
Notable works: Phänomenologie des Geistes
Known for: Science of Logic, The Phenomenology of Spirit, Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, Lectures on Aesthetics, Lectures on the Philosophy of History
Spouse: Marie von Tucher

About Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher and a major figure in the tradition of German idealism. His influence on Western philosophy extends across a wide range of topics—from metaphysical issues in epistemology and ontology, to political philosophy, to philosophy of art and philosophy of religion.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class

Quotes by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel · Page 8

The essence of the modern state is the union of the universal with the full freedom of the particular, and with the…

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Essence

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There are Plebes in all classes.

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Class

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Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life,…

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Animals

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“We stand at the gates of an important epoch, a time of ferment, when spirit moves forward in a leap, transcends its…

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Philosophy

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The State is the absolute reality and the individual himself has objective existence, truth and morality only in his capacity as a…

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Absolutes

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The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of the Many.

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“The anti-human, the merely animal, consists in staying within the sphere of feeling, and being able to communicate only at that level". (1807, § 69).”

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel