G. W. F. Hegel · Philosophy
At the summit of Hegel’s system, Spirit grasps the Absolute through three forms: art (the Absolute in sensuous form), religion (in representation and feeling), and philosophy (in pure thought). In philosophy, Spirit at last knows itself as the rational whole - thought thinking itself.
You learned that Hegel’s system culminates in ‘Absolute Spirit’, which grasps the highest truth in three ascending forms: art (in sensuous form), religion (in representation), and philosophy (in pure thought). Explain these three and why philosophy is the highest, where Spirit knows itself fully.
Leads to Aristotle.
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