Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel quotes

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (27 August – 14 November) was a German philosopher considered one of the most important figures in German idealism.

He is one of the fundamental figures of Western philosophy, with his influence extending to the entire range of contemporary philosophical issues, from aesthetics to ontology to politics, both in the analytic and continental tradition.

See also: The Phenomenology of Spirit

Quotes

• Nicht die Neugierde, nicht die Eitelkeit, nicht die Betrachtung der Nützlichkeit, nicht die Pflicht und Gewissenhaftigkeit, sondern ein unauslöschlicher, unglücklicher Durst, der sich auf keinen Vergleich einläßt, führt uns zur Wahrheit.
  • Not curiosity, not vanity, not the consideration of expediency, not duty and conscientiousness, but an unquenchable, unhappy thirst that brooks no compromise leads us to truth.

• The great thing however is, in the show of the temporal and the transient to recognize the