Definitions Quote by Frederick C. Beiser

“Hegel's philosophy is very difficult—he is, I should say, the hardest to understand of all the great philosophers. Before entering on any detail, a…

— Bertrand Russell

Since substance is infinite, the universe as a whole, i.e., god, Hegel is telling us that philosophy is knowledge of the infinite, of the…

— Frederick C. Beiser

“Hegel, installed from above, by the powers that be, as the certified Great Philosopher, was a flat-headed, insipid, nauseating, illiterate charlatan who reached the…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“This [Hegel's philosophy] illustrates an important truth, namely, that the worse your logic, the more interesting the consequences to which it gives rise.”

— Bertrand Russell

“Problem with the big philosophers is they cared about ideas more than people. Hegel would probably have stepped over a guy trying to slit…

— Carol Plum-Ucci

Contemporary philosophy illustrates Hegel's dictum that philosophy is its own time apprehended in thought, for in our age philosophy yields to the objectifying technical…

— Donald Phillip Verene

“My criticism of Hegel procedure is that when in his discussion he arrives at a contradiction, he construes it as a crisis in the…

— Alfred North Whitehead

“Doctrinal formulae are neither a set of neat definitions nor some sort of affront to the free-thinking soul; they are words that tell us…

— Rowan Williams

“I once had a friend at Oxford who drifted into the study of Hegel, that famously impenetrable German philosopher, and was never seen again.…

— Charles Krauthammer

Philosophy is man’s expression of curiosity about everything and his attempt to make sense of the world primarily through his intellect.

— Alan Watts

In every page of David Hume, there is more to be learned than from Hegel's, Herbart's and Schleiermacher's complete philosophical works.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

I think I know what Philosophy really is , since knowing him is when you think

— Anonymous