Hegel's Spirit
Lord Byron romantically said that there are only four questions of value in life- what is sacred? What is the human spirit made up of? What is worth living for ? and what is worth dying for? Hegel effectively answered all four questions but his answer was 1,50,000 words long complied in a book called “ Phenomenology Of The Spiri t”. Again I am declaring this at the very beginning of this blog that I read this book two times cover to cover and understood merely 2 percent of the text and I am proud of it, so kindly keep on open mind while reading. GEIST The core premise of this book revolves around this weird German word, which roughly translates to mind or spirit. Hegel starts with what is the nature of the human spirit- does it remain static forever? Can it be devoured by consciousness? Can it exist even when consciousness and existence do not exist? According to Hegel, GEIST evolves with human consciousness and this evolution is masterfully linked with the evolution ...
