Lectures on the Philosophy of History
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| - | :''For the work by Hegel, see [[Lectures on the Philosophy of History]]'' | ||
| - | '''Philosophy of history''' or '''historiosophy''' is an area of [[philosophy]] concerning the eventual significance, if any, of human [[history]]. Furthermore, it speculates as to a possible [[teleology|teleological]] end to its development—that is, it asks if there is a design, purpose, directive principle, or finality in the processes of human history. | ||
| - | Philosophy of history asks at least three basic questions: | + | '''Lectures on the Philosophy of History''', also translated as ''Lectures on the Philosophy of World History'' ([[German language|German:]] ''Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte''), is the title of a major work by [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel]] (1770–1831), originally given as lectures at the [[University of Berlin]] in 1822, 1828, and 1830. It presents [[History|world history]] in terms of the Hegelian philosophy in order to show that history follows the dictates of [[reason]] and that the natural progress of history is due to the outworking of [[Absolute (philosophy)|absolute spirit]]. |
| - | * What is the proper unit for the study of the human past — the [[individual]] [[subject (philosophy)|subject]]? The ''[[polis]]'' ("city") or [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] [[territory]]? The [[civilization]] or [[culture]]? Or the whole of the human species? | + | The text was originally published in 1837 by the editor Eduard Gans, six years after Hegel's death, utilizing Hegel's own lecture notes as well as those found that were written by his students. A second German edition was compiled by Hegel's son, Karl, in 1840. A third German edition, edited by Georg Lasson, was published in 1917. |
| - | * Are there any broad patterns that we can discern through the study of the human past? Are there, for example, patterns of [[progress (philosophy)|progress]]? Or cycles? Or are there no patterns or cycles, and is human history therefore random and devoid of any meaning? | ||
| - | * If history can indeed be said to progress, what is its ultimate direction? Is it a positive or negative direction? And what (if any) is the driving force of that progress? | ||
| - | Philosophy of history should not be confused with [[historiography]], which is the study of history as an academic discipline, and thus concerns its methods and practices, and its development as a discipline over time. Nor should philosophy of history be confused with the [[history of philosophy]], which is the study of the development of philosophical ideas through time. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Eschatology]] | + | * [[Philosophy of History]] |
| - | *[[Historical method]] | + | * [[Theodicy]] |
| - | *[[Historiography]] | + | * [[Eschatology]] |
| - | *[[World history]] | + | |
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Lectures on the Philosophy of History, also translated as Lectures on the Philosophy of World History (German: Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte), is the title of a major work by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831), originally given as lectures at the University of Berlin in 1822, 1828, and 1830. It presents world history in terms of the Hegelian philosophy in order to show that history follows the dictates of reason and that the natural progress of history is due to the outworking of absolute spirit.
The text was originally published in 1837 by the editor Eduard Gans, six years after Hegel's death, utilizing Hegel's own lecture notes as well as those found that were written by his students. A second German edition was compiled by Hegel's son, Karl, in 1840. A third German edition, edited by Georg Lasson, was published in 1917.
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