Journal of Seven Heavens

Journal of Seven Heavens

Hegels Conception of God

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
J. A. Leighton
Ali Fathi
Phd Student
Abstract
Hegel's philosophy of religion begins with the thought of God, which is the result, he says, of the other parts of his philosophy. But God is a reality that eternally manifests itself. He is the result only in the sense of being the goal of philosophy. There are three stages in the movement of philosophy towards truth, first, the logical, or stage of pure thinking; second, nature; third, finite spirit. From finite spirit we move upward to God, who is the last result of philosophy. Hegel gives us the standpoint from which to view human history, and then vitiates his work by assuming an air of finality and infallibility
 
Keywords
Philosophy of religion
consciousness
Idea
God
Christianity
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  • Receive Date 04 January 2014
  • Revise Date 03 February 2014
  • Accept Date 05 March 2014