Hegel: Philosophy of world history and spirit

Philosophy professor Ellie Anderson discusses G.W.F. Hegel's views on world history and the nature of spirit. Why does Hegel think that world history is a rational process? How do freedom, the state, and ethical life fit into the world-historical process?

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This video was created for Professor Anderson's Spring 2021 "Continental Thought" course at Pomona College. The text under discussion is G.W.F. Hegel's Introduction to the Philosophy of World History.

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