Lectures on the Philosophy of History
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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| Lectures on the Philosophy of History canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Lectures on the Philosophy of History Context triple: [G. W. F. Hegel, notableWork, Lectures on the Philosophy of History]
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Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
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The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
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Target entity: Lectures on the Philosophy of History Target entity description: Lectures on the Philosophy of History is a posthumously published collection of G. W. F. Hegel’s university lectures that presents his influential view of world history as a rational process expressing the development of human freedom.
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A.
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity is Johann Gottfried Herder’s influential multi-volume work that presents a humanistic, culturally pluralistic account of world history and the development of human societies.
-
B.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
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C.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
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D.
A History of Western Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy is Bertrand Russell’s comprehensive survey of Western philosophical thought from the pre-Socratics to the early 20th century, combining exposition with critical commentary.
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E.
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
The General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century is a seminal 1851 political treatise by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that articulates his anarchist vision of social and economic reorganization without centralized state authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of lectures ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author |
G. W. F. Hegel
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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| basedOn | university lectures ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
history expresses the development of human freedom
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reason governs the world ⓘ world history is a rational process ⓘ |
| compiledFrom |
lecture notes
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student transcripts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Prussia
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surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| editor | Hegel’s students and followers ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | German ⓘ |
| genre |
German idealism
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Germanic world section
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Greek world section ⓘ Roman world section ⓘ introduction ⓘ oriental world section ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th‑century philosophy of history
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Alexandre Kojève ⓘ Benedetto Croce ⓘ Francis Fukuyama ⓘ Friedrich Engels ⓘ Karl Löwith ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ historicist thought ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
historical teleology
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human freedom ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ progress ⓘ reason in history ⓘ spirit ⓘ state ⓘ world history ⓘ world spirit ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
cunning of reason
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freedom as the end of history ⓘ world spirit ⓘ world‑historical individuals ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | theological-political interpretation of history ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | absolute idealism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | German idealism ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | posthumous ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | world history from antiquity to modern Europe ⓘ |
| viewOnHistory |
progressive
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rational ⓘ teleological ⓘ |
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