Hegel
Hegel's work sought to integrate numerous philosophical and systematic concerns including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of history, cultural theory, and more.
Philosopher
Absolute Idealism
Dialectics
Description
A key figure in German idealism and one of the foundational thinkers of modern European philosophy.
Basic Info
ContinentEurope | SubregionCentral Europe | Birthdate1770-08-27 |
LocationStuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg (now Germany) | TongueGerman | Deathdate1831-11-14 |
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel | ||
Significance
EraModern | SignificancePillar of German idealism. | ContributionsDevelopment of dialectical thinking
Concept of absolute idealism |
EventsPublication of 'Phenomenology of Spirit' | ||
Quotes
Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.
History is the progress of the consciousness of freedom.