Georg Hegel - German philosopher of the XIX century.His system to be universal scoping.An important place it occupies in the history of philosophy.
Hegel's dialectic - is a developed view of history.History appears as his understanding of the process of formation and self-development of the spirit.It is generally regarded as the realization of the logic of Hegel, that is self-movement idea of an absolute concept.For the spirit, as the main subject, historical and logical necessity - to know yourself.
Phenomenology of Spirit
One of the most important philosophical ideas developed Hegel - phenomenology of the spirit.Spirit of Hegel - is not an individual category.I do not mean the spirit of the individual subject, and the supra-start, having social roots.Ghost - this "I", which is the "we" and "us", which is "I".That is common, but it is a kind of individuality.This is also evident Hegelian dialectic.The shape of the individual - is a universal form of spirit, so that the specific individuality inherent in not only the individual, but also any society or religion, philosophical teachings.The Spirit comes to know himself, his identity with the subject, so progress in knowledge - is progress in freedom.
concept of alienation
Hegel's dialectics closely linked to the concept of alienation, which he considers inevitable phase of development that whatsoever.The subject of the development process, or any object of knowledge perceived as something alien to him, creates and forms the subject, which acts as an obstacle, or that dominates the subject.
alienation applies not only to logic and cognition, but also to the social life.Spirit objectifies itself in the cultural and social forms, but all of them - the external forces in relation to the individual, something alien that suppresses it seeks to subdue, break.State, society and culture as a whole - the institutions of repression.The development of human history - is to overcome alienation, his task - to learn what leads him, but at the same time is his own creation.This is the dialectic.Philosophy Hegel confronts human task: to transform this force so that it has a free extension of his own being.
purpose of history
For Hegel history - is the final process, ie it has a clearly defined goal.If the goal of knowledge - the comprehension of the absolute, the goal of history - it is a society of mutual recognition.In it he realized the formula I is, we are, and we have me.This community of free individuals who recognize each other as such, recognize the very common as a necessary condition of realization of personality.The dialectic of Hegel shown here: the individual is free only through society.Society of mutual recognition, according to Hegel, can only exist in the form of the absolute state, and philosopher understands his conservative: a constitutional monarchy.Hegel always believed that history has come to its finale, and even the original expectations linked with the activities of Napoleon.
