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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a 18th-century German philosopher. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher and a major figure in the tradition of German idealism. His influence on Western philosophy extends across a wide range of topics—from metaphysical issues in epistemology and ontology, to political philosophy, to the philosophy of art and religion. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Should we not be concerned as to whether this fear of error is not just the error itself?”
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“We must have a new mythology, but it must place itself at the service of ideas, it must become a mythology of reason. Mythology must become philosophical, so that the people may become rational, an...”
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“Propounding peace and love without practical or institutional engagement is delusion, not virtue.”
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“The one who merely flees is not yet free. In fleeing he is still conditioned by that from which he flees.”
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“To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.”
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