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In Hegel’s Introduction to the Philosophy of History he boldly attempts to bring together two concepts, which have been at odds with each other, in the minds of men, since the beginning of thought: reason and God. ... In the Introduction… Hegel makes the case that these two concepts are not so different; and through the “thoughtful consideration of history” (Hegel 10) God and reason may be reconciled. ... In a passage towards the end of part 2 of the Introduction Hegel states, “This reconciliation can be achieved only through the recognition of that positive aspect, in which the negative disappears as something subordinate and overcome. ... In them he offers not textbook definitions; instead he gives three history-specific characteristics of reason. ... “Reason is its own presupposition and absolute goal, so it is the activation of that goal in world history”. ...
So Hegel’s the heart of the “reconciliatory” thesis that Hegel is making is this: “reason has something inherently in common with God’s plan for humanity, and through my introduction I plan to prove it. ... In his Introduction… Hegel does not take specific examples from history as evidence for his thesis. ... For example Hegel begins his argument, if it can be called such, by listing all the different approaches to the study of History. In the last passages of part one he describes “Philosophical History”. This is, of course, the type of historical study that Hegel prescribes to, and the very basis of the Introduction.
Approximate Word count = 1213
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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