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[from 'Phenomenology of Spirit' by Georg W.F.Hegel, in 11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism ]

Full Idea

In the Absolute everything is the same.

Gist of Idea

In the Absolute everything is the same

Source

Georg W.F.Hegel (Phenomenology of Spirit [1807], Pref 16)

Book Reference

Hegel,Georg W.F.: 'Phenomenology of Spirit', ed/tr. Miller,A.V. /Findlay,J.N. [OUP 1977], p.9


A Reaction

This is indistinguishable from the great spherical reality of Parmenides. It is not unreasonable to enquire about the epistemology of this claim. Is Hegel a seer, or can we all intuit this insight into reality?