Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a philosopher from Germany, one of the founders of German philosophy in its classical manifestation.
General data from the biography of Hegel
The great thinker was born in the 18th century in the familyThe official who is managing the finals at the court of the Duke. Hegel received a very good education. From early childhood I was fond of reading scientific and philosophical books. Especially the future philosopher was fond of the literature of antiquity, in particular, he devoted much time to Sophocles.
Hegel diligently studied, which allowed for 20 yearsget the title of Master of Philosophy. From 1818 he took the place of professor of philosophy at the University of Berlin, and from that time he began to publish his works.
Books of the philosopher
The works of Hegel and his philosophical judgments have become very popular, and in our time have long passed into the category of classics.
Quotations of Hegel touch upon such topics as the designation of the spirit, its formation, the concept of perfectional being, the philosophy of nature, law and history.
The main works of the thinker:
- "Phenomenology of the spirit" ';
- "Science of Logic";
- "Philosophy of law";
- "Philosophy of Religion."
More than 30 books and essays belong to his pen. Hegel, whose books advanced new philosophical ideas, were appreciated by his contemporaries, they were modified by followers.
Citations of George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Высказывания философа были переведены на другие languages, including Russian. Especially effectively expressed Hegel about freedom: "" Man is brought up for freedom "". Many modern politicians would not be bothered to get acquainted with the books of the German philosopher.
If the general philosophical concepts of the scientist are ratherare complex in understanding, especially this concerns one of the most significant of his works, Phenomenology of the Spirit, the Hegel quotations themselves are very vital and understandable even to people far from abstract teachings.
Here is another worthy thought worthy of man:"The main goal of education is to make a person an independent creature, that is, a creature with free will." Reading Hegel's famous quotations: "Since marriage is at the moment of triumph of feeling, it is not absolute, but unstable and carries the possibility of dissolution," one can say that the author was well versed in psychology.
Of course, the ideas of George Wilhelm Hegel are limited by his time, but many researchers believe that the ways of interpreting his philosophy are not yet exhausted and have prospects in the future.
As the researcher of the works of Hegel VS Nersesyants said: "An outstanding man condemns the people to explain it".
Modern parents will also find something for themselves in the work of the philosopher. "Of all kinds of immoral relations, attitudes toward children, like slaves, are in the first place."
The main ideas, which the author defended, were absolute idealism and dialectics. The philosophy of Hegel is considered the highest point of development in the German school, which is called "speculative idealism."
The author in the foreword to his Philosophy of Law managed to formulate the principle of his worldview in the following way: "The reasonable is the present, the present is the rational."
Quotations of Hegel, like his books in general, received wide distribution both among philosophers and among just educated people.
