G. W. F. Hegel · Philosophy
Hegel saw world history as the progress of the consciousness of freedom - the rational self-development of Spirit, advancing from the ancient world (where one was free) through the classical world (where some were free) to the modern world (where all are recognized as free).
You learned that for Hegel world history is ‘the progress of the consciousness of freedom’: a rational process in which Spirit develops from a world where one is free, through one where some are free, to one where all are recognized as free. Explain this view and Hegel’s claim that reason rules histo…
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