Hegel Philosophy Cheat Sheet
Hegel's Philosophy of History Cheat Sheet (1856)
Introduction (The Origins of Philosophy)
| Philosopher | Hegel's Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Thales | Regarded as the origin of philosophy; positive |
| Anaximander | Valued for the concept of apeiron (the indefinite); positive |
| Anaximenes | Naïve but progressive; somewhat positive |
The Greek Spirit
| Philosopher | Hegel's Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Pythagoras | Criticized for abstract focus on numbers; neutral to somewhat negative |
| Heraclitus | Highly praised for the principle of becoming; strongly positive |
| Parmenides | Valued for the absolute being; positive |
| Zeno (Eleatic) | Valued for dialectical reasoning; positive |
| Empedocles | Eclectic with the four elements; neutral |
| Anaxagoras | Highly praised for the concept of nous (mind); positive |
| Democritus | Criticized for mechanical materialism; somewhat negative |
| Sophists | Criticized for relativism; negative |
| Socrates | Celebrated as the starting point of self-consciousness; strongly positive |
| Plato | Highly praised for the theory of Ideas; strongly positive |
| Aristotle | Regarded as the consummator of philosophy; strongly positive |
Rome and the Christian World
| Philosopher | Hegel's Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Stoics | Valued for emphasis on inwardness; positive |
| Epicureans | Criticized for hedonism; somewhat negative |
| Skeptics | Criticized for passive negation; negative |
| Neoplatonists (Plotinus) | Criticized for mysticism; somewhat negative |
| Augustine | Valued for the development of Christian philosophy; positive |
The Medieval Christian World
| Philosopher | Hegel's Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Thomas Aquinas | Valued for unifying theology and philosophy; positive |
| Scotus / Ockham | Criticized for weakening metaphysics; negative |
The Modern World Spirit
| Philosopher | Hegel's Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Descartes | Highly praised as the starting point of modern philosophy; strongly positive |
| Spinoza | Valued as the peak of rationalism; positive |
| Locke | Limited appreciation for empiricism; somewhat positive |
| Hume | Criticized for skepticism in empiricism; negative |
| Rousseau | Highly praised for the idea of freedom; positive |
| Kant | Highly praised for the philosophy of self-consciousness; strongly positive |
| Fichte | Highly praised for the absolute self; positive |
| Schelling | Valued for natural philosophy but criticized as incomplete; neutral to somewhat negative |
| Hegel (himself) | Presented his own system of Absolute Spirit as the fulfillment; most positive |
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