PhilosophersGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
The real is rational: Spirit realises itself in history.
German idealism1770 – 1831 GermanyGerman idealistThinker of dialecticPhilosopher of historyPhilosopher of the state and of right
Inspirations
Kant reason and its antinomies, which he wants to overcome
Baruch Spinoza "substance must become subject"
Aristote development, purpose, the ethical life of the city
Fichtethe I, recognition, the three-step form
Héraclitebecoming and the unity of opposites
Heirs
Karl Marx dialectic "set on its feet"
Søren Kierkegaard against the System, for the individual
criticArthur Schopenhauer his rival, who despised him
criticAlexandre Kojèvethe struggle for recognition as the motor of history
Jean-Paul Sartre the other's look, recognition
Karl Popperagainst "laws" of history
criticSimilar and opposite philosophers
how it is computedClosest
Viktor Frankl Psychiatrist and camp survivor: we find meaning by giving ourselves to a cause, and happiness comes as a by-product.
89 %Giordano Bruno The universe is infinite, filled with countless worlds.
86 %Épictète A former slave turned Stoic teacher: he taught that we can act only on our judgements and desires, never on the rest.
86 %Edward Herbert de Cherbury Five truths about God, worship and virtue are recognised by all peoples: they are enough for religion.
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