Hegel

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

1770-1831

 

 

 

Questions from Sophie's World

 

1. What does Hegel mean when he talks of "world spirit?"

2. What did all the philosophical systems before Hegel have in common?

3. Hegel suggested that it cannot be claimed that any particular thought is correct for ever. Does this mean that everything is equally right or equally wrong?

4. Towards what is Hegel's "world spirit" developing?

5. What did Hegel call the three stages of knowledge?

6. What did Hegel believe regarding the individual, the community, and language?

7. By what three stages does the world spirit become conscious of itself?