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Single Idea 21987

[filed under theme 25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / d. Study of history ]

Full Idea

The History of the World is none other than than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.

Gist of Idea

History is the progress of the consciousness of freedom

Source

Georg W.F.Hegel (Phenomenology of Spirit [1807]), quoted by Peter Singer - Marx 2

Book Ref

Singer,Peter: 'Marx' [OUP 1996], p.13


A Reaction

[no ref given] Presumably there is an evolutionary view implicit in this. Presumably also later generations are hereby superior to previous generations. Since no one still has this view of history, does that invalidate Hegel?