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6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Philosophy Club: G.W.F. Hegel - Reason in History

Philosophical Discussion|Philosophical Discussion

  • Goethe-Institut Boston, Boston, MA

  • English
  • Part of series: Philosophy Club

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This philosophical masterpiece of German Idealism. explores the fundamental nature of history and its relationship to the development of human reason, freedom, and society. Highlights include insights into the human condition, morality and the unfolding of history through the process of dialectical reason. 
Discussion will focus on the three types of historical method Hegel identifies: original history, reflective history, and philosophic history. The roles of Spirit and reason in history will be explored. The goals of Spirit and history will be examined. We will investigate how Hegel manages to unite the subjective (particular) and objective (universal) in his historical framework.
(Discussion will take place in English.)
 

Bruce Kaplan

Moderator

Bruce Kaplan has moderated the Goethe Philosophy Discussion group since 2011. A practicing urban planner, he received graduate training in Continental Philosophy and modern intellectual history. His independent scholarship has focused on modern intellectual history, film, architecture, urban planning, communal studies and Jewish studies. He has presented at more than a dozen academic and professional conferences on 4 continents.