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Georg Wilhelm Frederick Hegel. By Ivy Ringel and Shannon Elliott. reason.com. Hegel’s background. Hegel lived from 1770-1831; he grew up in Stuttgart, Germany. He went through normal schooling, and entered the mediological seminary to study theology.
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Georg Wilhelm Frederick Hegel By Ivy Ringel and Shannon Elliott reason.com
Hegel’s background • Hegel lived from 1770-1831; he grew up in Stuttgart, Germany. • He went through normal schooling, and entered the mediological seminary to study theology. • He shared a dorm with Schelling: a German idealist philosopher. • He taught at Jena and Berlin Universities filopaque.blogspot.com
Hegel’s personal Philosophy • Hegel believed dialectical reasoning was the only method of human thought. • 3 stages • Thesis • Antithesis • Synthesis • Absolute Idealism- in order for a thinking subject (human reason/consciousness) to know its object (surroundings/world), the subject must have some sense of identity and being. (Kemerling)
Hegel’s personal Philosophy • Hegel believes that the mind does not immediately grasp the objects of the world. Knowledge falls into 2 categories: • things that are unique to the individual • things that are needed for universal understanding healthcarestyle.com
Hegel’s personal Philosophy • Hegel published many philosophical writings; • The Jena Writings • The Phemenology of Spirit. • Hegel believed that God only exists in our consciousness (our minds) which makes God perfect because we are able to have such a deep understanding of God.
Hegel’s personal Philosophy • Hegel’s philosophy was very unscientific, because he accredited History and human achievement to “spirits” rather than mankind. • Hegel had much opposition: many people thought that his philosophies were very backward-thinking. • Do you all agree with Hegel’s personal philosophy? Why or why not? (Sparknotes)
Hegel and Romanticism • Romanticism is a movement that involves literature, art and philosophy, rather than politics, that appealed to people who disagreed with Enlightenment ideals. • Also, Romanticism states that the path to truth is through the world within. They believed that nature was a spirit, and that a person should experience both sides of every story. • Hegel agreed with this philosophy.
Hegel on Sense Perception • There are 3 modes of consciousness. • Sense Certainty/Meaning- the mind’s initial attempt to grasp the nature of a thing • Perception- the search for certainty, works with common language between individuals • Understanding- when the mind works through inadequacies in sense certainty and perception and creates a more accurate result. (essentially learning) (Redding) leavingbio.net
Hegel vs. Aristotle on Sense Perception • ARISTOTLE • Sensory organs become like what they perceive • People do not perceive anything directly • People use sense perception to interpret the world to fit their needs • (Disher)
Hegel vs. Aristotle on Sense Perception • HEGEL • agrees with Aristotle that people do not perceive anything directly • he does not agree that sensory organs become like what they perceive. • Whose philosophy on sense perception do you think is more relevant to our lives and why?
Bibliography • Kemerling, Garth. "Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ." Britticana. Internet Guide Selection. 2006. Web. <http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hege.htm>. • Redding, Paul, "Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2010 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2010/entries/hegel/>. • SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831).” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2005. Web. 4 Feb. 2011.