Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

German philosopher

wrote "The Phenomenology of Spirit" 1807 (also "The Phenomenology of Mind", "Die Phaenomenologie des Geistes"), "Science of Logic" 1812-1816, "Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences" 1817, "Philosophy of Right" 1821

• "Reason is the substance of the universe. The design of the world is absolutely rational."
• "The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their needs, their passions, their characters and talents; and impresses us with the belief that such needs, passions and interests are the sole spring of actions."
• "What experience and history teach is this - that nations and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted upon any lessons they might have drawn from it."
• "We learn from history that we do not learn from history."