Quote of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - Not curiosity, not vanity, not the...
Biography - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:
German philosopher.
Born: 1770 - Died: 1831
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1770 - Died: 1831
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Not curiosity, not vanity, not the consideration of expediency, not duty and conscientiousness, but an unquenchable, unhappy thirst that brooks no compromise leads us to truth.
Translation
(German)
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Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.
Quotes for: consciousness
Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.
It is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.
Consciousness is a link between what was and what will be; a bridge between the past and the future.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel also said...
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