CHAPTER 8
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
INTRODUCTION
Born in 1770, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a philosopher par excellence. His political ideas are found in his famous work ‘Philosophy of Right (1821)’. As the official ‘state philosopher’ of the erstwhile German Kingdom of Prussia, he is known for his political concepts on dialectics of ideas, civil society, state, and freedom, etc. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s philosophically profound political concepts are so timeless and non-binary that he is equally revered as an inspiration for both, right and left.
DIALECTICAL IDEALISM
For Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, ideas represent consciousness or absolute spirit. It is a reason which makes sense in reality. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ...
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