Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegelwas a German philosopher and an important figure of German Idealism. He achieved wide renown in his day and, while primarily influential within the continental tradition of philosophy, has become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition as well. Although he remains a divisive figure, his canonical stature within Western philosophy is universally recognized...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth27 August 1770
CountryGermany
happiness theatre world
The History of the world is not the theatre of happiness. Periods of happiness are blank pages in it, for they are periods of harmony--periods when the antithesis is in abeyance.
mean thinking ideas
An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think.
art inspiration men
Education is the art of making man ethical.
two rights deep-thought
Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.
hero men heroism
No man is a hero to his valet. This is not because the hero is no hero, but because the valet is a valet.
mistaken
I have the courage to be mistaken.
independent self doubt
It is solely by risking life that freedom is obtained; . . . the individual who has not staked his or her life may, no doubt, be recognized as a Person; but he or she has not attained the truth of this recognition as an independent self-consciousness.
wisdom time thinking
We learn from history that we do not learn from history
success creativity independent
To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.
real philosophy philosophical
Each of the parts of philosophy is a philosophical whole, a circle rounded and complete in itself. In each of these parts, however, the philosophical Idea is found in a particular specificality or medium. The single circle, because it is a real totality, bursts through the limits imposed by its special medium, and gives rise to a wider circle. The whole of philosophy in this way resembles a circle of circles. The Idea appears in each single circle, but, at the same time, the whole Idea is constituted by the system of these peculiar phases, and each is a necessary member of the organisation.
inspirational motivational peace
Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.