Philosopher of History
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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A German philosopher who saw history and thought as developing through conflict and resolution, and showed how a self depends on recognition by others.
Key work: Phenomenology of Spirit (1807)
“The owl of Minerva takes its flight only when the shades of night are gathering.”
Key ideas, in brief (in our words)
Ideas grow through conflict and resolution.
A self becomes itself through recognition by others.
Understanding often comes only after events have run their course.
Read more: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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