Hegel s Philosophy Of Mind — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

This then is the knowledge which Greek philosophy meant not mere intellectthough of course there is always a danger of theoretical inquiry degenerating into abstract and formal dogma But of the meaning there can be no serious doubt It is a knowledge says Plato to which the method of mathematical sciencethe most perfect he can find acknowledgedis only an ouverture or perhaps only the preliminary tuning of the strings It is a knowledge not eternally hypotheticala system of sequences which have no sure foundation It is a knowledge which rests upon the conviction and belief of the idea of good a kind of knowledge which does not come by direct teaching which is not mere theory but implies a lively conviction a personal apprehension a crisis which is a kind of conversion or inspiration It is as it were the prize of a great contest in which the sword that conquers is the sword of dialectic a sword whereof the property is like that of Ithuriel s spear to lay bare all deceptions and illusions of life img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img

This then is the knowledge which Greek philosophy meant not mere intellect though of course there is always a danger of theoretical inquiry degenerating into abstract and formal dogma But of the meaning there can be no serious doubt It is a knowledge says Plato to which the method of mathematical science the most perfect he can find acknowledged is only an ouverture or perhaps only the preliminary tuning of the strings It is a knowledge not eternally hypothetical a system of sequences which have no sure foundation It is a knowledge which rests upon the conviction and belief of the idea of good a kind of knowledge which does not come by direct teaching which is not mere theory but implies a lively conviction a personal apprehension a crisis which is a kind of conversion or inspiration It is as it were the prize of a great contest in which the sword that conquers is the sword of dialectic a sword whereof the property is like that of Ithuriel s spear to lay bare all deceptions and illusions of life