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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Born

in Stuttgart, Germany

August 27, 1770

Died

November 14, 1831

Website

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hegel/

Genre

Philosophy, Metaphysics, Philosophy Of History

Influences

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German philosopher and one of the founding figures of German Idealism. Influenced by Kant's transcendental idealism and Rousseau's politics, Hegel formulated an elaborate system of historical development of ethics, government, and religion through the dialectical unfolding of the Absolute. Hegel was one of the most well-known historicist philosopher, and his thought presaged continental philosophy, including postmodernism. His system was inverted into a materialist ideology by Karl Marx, originally a member of the Young Hegelian faction. ...more

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	Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating — 18,683 ratings — published 1807 — 383 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elements of the Philosophy of Right by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, H.B. Nisbet (Translator), Allen W. Wood (Editor) 3.88 avg rating — 3,669 ratings — published 1821 — 193 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philosophy of History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, James Sibree (Translator), C.J. Friedrich (Introduction) 3.82 avg rating — 3,555 ratings — published 1831 — 202 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introduction to the Philosophy of History with Selections from The Philosophy of Right by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Leo Rauch (Introduction) 3.71 avg rating — 1,426 ratings — published 1831	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Michael Inwood (Editor), Bernard Bosanquet (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 1,263 ratings — published 1835 — 126 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science of Logic by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, A.V. Miller (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 1812 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reason in History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Robert S. Hartman (translator) 3.63 avg rating — 675 ratings — published 1837 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Encyclopaedia Logic: The Encyclopaedia of Philosophical Sciences 1 with the Zusätze by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Theodore F. Geraets, W.A. Suchting 4.20 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1812 — 203 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophy of Mind 3.92 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1817 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art, Vol 1: Introduction & Parts 1-2 by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, T.M. Knox (Translator) 4.04 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1994 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Cambridge Hegel Translations (2 books)
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Lectures on Aesthetics (4 books)
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T.M. Knox (translator)

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Lectures on the History of Philosophy (3 books)
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Quotes by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (?)

“Nothing great in the world was accomplished without passion.”
― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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“We learn from history that we do not learn from history.”
― Georg Hegel

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“To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.”
― HEGEL

tags: success

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