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 metaphysic
Portrait by Jakob Schlesinger, 1831
The birthplace of Hegel in Stuttgart, which now houses the Hegel Museum
Hegel, Schelling, and Hölderlin are believed to have shared the room on the second floor above the entrance doorway while studying at this institute – (a Protestant seminary called "the Tübinger Stift").
The poet Friedrich Hölderlin was one of Hegel's closest friends and roommates at Tübinger Stift.
Dialectic
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Dialectic, also known as the dialectical method, is a method of reasoning and philosophical argument that emphasizes the progression of thought through a process of resolving contradictions. The term,
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
…Hegel presented as humankind coming to know itself through a historical process of rational development. Hegel's characteristic procedure, often termed dialectical or speculative, assesses concepts and forms of consciousness according to their own internal criteria, revealing their contradictions and one-sidedness…
Heraclitus's philosophy, with its principles of universal flux and the unity of opposites, is considered the first clear formulation of dialectic in ancient Greek thought.
Marcello Bacciarelli's Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates (1776)
Bust of Plato
Bust of Aristotle