Full Idea
The Absolute is not supposed to be comprehended, it is to be felt and intuited.
Gist of Idea
The Absolute is not supposed to be comprehended, but felt and intuited
Source
Georg W.F.Hegel (Phenomenology of Spirit [1807], Pref 06)
Book Reference
Hegel,Georg W.F.: 'Phenomenology of Spirit', ed/tr. Miller,A.V. /Findlay,J.N. [OUP 1977], p.4
A Reaction
Hegel was a rather romantic philosopher. Where does the 'supposed' come from? If the Absolute is only felt and intuited, can the resulting apprehensions be reported to others? Is this, in fact, mysticism?