Georg Büchner

As presented in the Phenomenology of Spirit, the aim of Life is to free itself from confinement "in-itself" and to become "for-itself." Not only does Hegel place this unfolding of Life at the very beginning of the dialectical development of self-consciousness, but he characterizes self-consciousness itself as a form of Life and points to the advancement of self-consciousness in the Master/Slave dialectic as the development of Life becoming "for-itself." This paper seeks to delineate this often overlooked

The prevalence of Hegelianism in Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” is indisputable, yet a consensus on the meaning remains elusive, and therefore, insidious to the democratic progress Whitman attempts. Whitman uses Hegel to support his ideas about the dialectical theory of consciousness, the spiritualization and importance of art, and America’s manifest destiny. I later elucidate on these categories and break them down into more precise ideas. I use a variety of scholars for evidence of structural

On the Possibility of Transcendental Materialism ABSTRACT: The purpose of this address is to argue for the following theses: (1) the concept of transcendentality can be associated not only with idealism but also with materialism; (2) such a connection was made possible by Karl Marx's theory; and (3) in the development of Marxism up to now, theory has been tied to a political movement, which is an error of principle, for what survives of it is a kind of social ethics which should more appropriately

George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German Philosopher who was born in Stuttgart in 1770. As a young man, he studied theology, but was also impelled to explore philosophy due to the upheaval of this treacherous time in history. The Reign of Terror and French Revolution had a huge impact on Germany and Europe, and Hegel became caught up in the fervor and outrage of the period and wanted to take a deeper look at the events that were occurring. His look and analysis of the French Revolution is what

sexual classification of human beings. People are treated with the utmost disrespect, are ostracized and denied basic human rights/life chances such as education, housing, health care based on their race, gender and sexual orientation. Karl Marx, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Michel Foucault, Erving Goffman conjure up theories that sheds light on the fact that racial and sexual classifications are social constructs set in place to ensure that the elite gets the power they desire. The elite, a

“There is a nice sound to the phrase ‘mountain warfare.’ It has a ring of daring; it sounds much cleaner than trench warfare and lighter than tank warfare. The only thing that can match it is war in the air, and that has become too deadly to be nice any more. It has also become too familiar, while war in the mountains is still strange enough to sound romantic. Except, of course, to the men who have to fight it.” -Walter Bernstein, Italy, January 1944 (1) With a thud, the Allied attempt to

Throughout the years discrimination will always affect in today 's society. Humans have made it possible to change society and end slavery. Slavery has always been a delicate topic, especially when it is experienced. Despite the differences between their color of their skin and culture slavery was abolished. Aliens depict a different feature of slavery but carry the same aspect. The novel Dawn and the film District 9 describe slavery in the sense of learning and rejection from both species. The science-fiction

According to the philosopher Georg Freidrick Hegel, one must follow particular steps in order to achieve self-awareness. This journey includes a life or death struggle in the presence of fear in which one opponent emerges the victor or master and one as the loser or slave. The loser must then complete a creative work also while feeling fear before finally becoming a true human being. In Disney’s Pinocchio, the titular character undergoes the epitome of a Hegelian journey. Pinocchio begins by facing

Wars, death, and other acts of violence have all been part of a process to attain true freedom. However, what is true freedom? John Stuart Mill and Georg Hegel tackle this notion of freedom. Mills states that freedom is when individuals have unlimited liberty, while Hegel says that is a false freedom. He states that freedom is when the individual’s morals align with external laws within the nation state. Despite what many say freedom is more similar in Hegel’s and Mills than different. We can see

G.W.F. Hegel made enormous contribution to the development of the concept of ‘alienation’ in discursive terms. Hegel’s The Phenomenolgy of Mind elucidates the concept of ‘alienation’ and ‘self-alienated spirit’ which however here have consequences far more significant and opposite to the generalized concept of ‘alienation’. He bases his account of the development of human spirit and human self-development on the premise of the concept of alienation. To Hegel, the “self is a historical and social