George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a Germanic philosopher. He is one of tbe most important figures in German idealism and one of tbe founding figures of modern Western philosophy. His influence extends across tbe entire range of contemporary philosophical issues, from epistemology and metaphysics to tbe philosophy of art, philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, political philosophy, and tbe history of philosophy. Born in 1770 in Stuttgart during tbe transitional period between tbe Enlightenment and tbe Romantic movement in tbe Germanic regions of Europe, Hegel lived through and was influenced by tbe French Revolution and tbe Napoleonic wars. His fame rests chiefly upon The Phenomenology of Spirit, The Science of Logic, and his lectures at tbe University of Berlin on topics from his Encyclopedia of tbe Philosophical Sciences.