Abstract: There is no phrase more characteristic of Hegel's philosophy of history than "the cunning of reason."1 It suggests that there is some kind of overarching purpose governing history — a universal idea that exploits the passions and actions of finite humans to accomplish its ends.KeywordsObjective WorldUniversal IdeaMutual FrictionGoverning PrincipleSubjective IntentionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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