Spirit

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Spirit is a central philosophical concept in Hegelian thought, denoting the dynamic, self-developing reality of human consciousness, culture, and freedom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central concept in Hegelian philosophy
key concept in German Idealism
philosophical concept
aimsAt realization of freedom
self-knowledge
alsoKnownAs Geist
centralWorkDiscussedIn Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences
Phenomenology of Spirit
contrastedWith mere individual subjectivity
coreMeaning dynamic self-developing reality of human consciousness
self-developing reality of culture
self-developing reality of freedom
developedBy Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
developsThrough conflict and reconciliation
dialectical process
historical development
field metaphysics
philosophy of history
social and political philosophy
hasAspect absolute self-knowledge in art, religion, and philosophy
objective social institutions
subjective dimension of mind
influenced 20th-century continental philosophy
Marxist theory of history
existentialism
later German Idealism
phenomenology
languageOfTerm German
manifestsIn art
individual consciousness
institutions
philosophy
religion
social practices
partOf Hegelian system
relatedConcept Absolute
Absolute Spirit
Objective Spirit
Subjective Spirit
World Spirit
culture
dialectic
ethical life
freedom
history
recognition
self-consciousness
understoodAs collective human life and culture
historical self-realization of reason

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