1. G.W.F. Hegel
Greg Gagne

2. Background George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)
Born in Stuttgart, 1770
Educated at the Royal Highschool in Stuttgart
German Idealism
Hölderlin and von Schelling
University of Jena, University of Berlin
Critical philosophy, Kant

3. Influential Ideas and Outcomes
Immanuel Kant – Hegelian philosophy in relation to Kant
Critical philosophy – criticism > justification of knowledge
von Schelling (yes, again)
Karl Marx – once a Young Hegelian, flipped Hegel’s ideas

4. Philosophy Metaphysics
Traditional
Non- (or post-Kantian)
Revised
Different interpretations of his ideas, permutations
Hegel’s “spirit”
Potential force, action, goal

5. Traditional Metaphysical
Analytic Philosophy
“God as “Absolute Spirit,” the ultimate reality that we can come to know through pure thought processes alone” (Redding)
Pre-critical, “dogmatic” metaphysics – opposes Kant
History

6. Non-metaphysical Post-Kantian
Accepting and extending Kant’s critique of pure reason
Controversial conception of “spirit”

7. Revised Metaphysical Analytic metaphysics
Conceptual dimension
Dismiss extravagant metaphysical aspect of Hegel
Rejection of Kant’s anti-metaphysical attitude

8. Published Works Phenomenology of Spirit Science of Logic
Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences

9. Crime and Punishment
“At the core of Hegel’s social and political thought are the concepts of freedom, reason, self-consciousness, and recognition” (Duquette)
Raskolnikov exemplifies these ideas
“What is rational is actual, and what is actual is rational” (Hegel)

10. Works Cited
Duquette, David A. "Hegel: Social and Political Thought [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 03 July Web. 03 Dec <
"Hegel's Science of Philosophy." G.W.F Hegel Resource Site. Web. 03 Dec < (resource and picture)
"Musings from the Coast » Blog Archive » Funny for Monday." Montara Ventures. Web. 05 Dec < (picture)
Redding, Paul. "George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)."Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Web. 03 Dec <
Rohlf, Michael. "Immanuel Kant (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 20 May Web. 03 Dec <
"George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Basic Outline - Academic and Professional Books." Cambridge University Press. Web. 07 Dec < (picture)