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Hegel is probably best known today for his teleological belief that human history tends toward progress and is guided rationally by *Geist*, or “spirit,” a quasi-supernatural force for good. He taught that this progress is slowly achieved through the operation of the “dialectic.” According to this concept, a grand conversation occurs in three parts—thesis, antithesis, and synthesis—in which one side presents an argument (thesis), another side gives an opposing viewpoint (antithesis), and all of this results in a resolution (synthesis) that involves more nuanced understanding of the issues. This rational reconciliation of differences thus leads to advances—in other words, progress.
The Ultimate German Philosophy for a Happier Life
Arthur C. Brooks
To live by my own values rather than the ones prescribed me by a culture that remains invested in my silence is a choice I must make every day.
Whenever I walk it, I get the sense that someone else understands my urge to know the full extent of my world; to trace its boundaries with my feet; to take the longest, hardest way round.
The Electricity of Every Living Thing
Katherine May
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