Whether you were born in the 15th century or the 19th the search for a goal in life will never stop. Philosophers throughout time have looked for new systems, thoughts, or ideas that will give them a look into why they are on earth. Some have complex answers to life’s toughest questions others see it as a waste of time. What holds true for all of them is a deep knowledge of the theories put forth before them and a strong belief in the system they have created. As history progresses and people continue their quest for knowledge modernity replaces the heteronomous source of power with a human quality like rationality. Martin Luther and John Calvin created a strict system where life’s goal was manifested through religion. Religion became the
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Hegel was a proponent of using reason, he agreed with all those before him but took its value to a new level. While reason was seen as important to certain aspects of life, Hegel held it above everything else. He placed godlike features on the use of reason saying, “The only Thought which Philosophy brings with it to the contemplation of History, is the simple conception of Reason; that Reason is the Sovereign of the World; that the history of the world, therefore, presents us with a rational process” (Hegel 22). Comparing anything to the sovereign of the world means its must hold tremendous weight. Hegel sees reason as something the world cannot function without as well as being life’s goal. Everything can be explained using reason and once people see things that way the goal will be accomplished. In that sense reason is both the process by which we understand the world and the goal of life. Not only would our minds not be real without reason, our lives would not matter if we had no reason. The followers of Luther and Calvin lived in accordance with glorifying god, Hegel wants people to live with the purpose of thinking rationally. He continued on the importance of reason explaining, “But on this point I announced my view at the very outset, and asserted our hypothesis — which, however, will appear in the sequel, in the form of a legitimate inference — and our belief that Reason governs the world, and has consequently governed its history” (Hegel 40). Hegel is clear: the world is run by reason and nothing else. History would not have occurred without reason and we wouldn’t be able to live now without reason. If history would not have occurred without reason we will not be able to move forward without using reason. For some religion may be at the center of the world, for Hegel it is reason. When reason becomes second nature for explaining things, in much the same way God was the explanation for life’s mysteries, Hegel’s point will be proven. Hegel’s search
Hegel was a proponent of using reason, he agreed with all those before him but took its value to a new level. While reason was seen as important to certain aspects of life, Hegel held it above everything else. He placed godlike features on the use of reason saying, “The only Thought which Philosophy brings with it to the contemplation of History, is the simple conception of Reason; that Reason is the Sovereign of the World; that the history of the world, therefore, presents us with a rational process” (Hegel 22). Comparing anything to the sovereign of the world means its must hold tremendous weight. Hegel sees reason as something the world cannot function without as well as being life’s goal. Everything can be explained using reason and once people see things that way the goal will be accomplished. In that sense reason is both the process by which we understand the world and the goal of life. Not only would our minds not be real without reason, our lives would not matter if we had no reason. The followers of Luther and Calvin lived in accordance with glorifying god, Hegel wants people to live with the purpose of thinking rationally. He continued on the importance of reason explaining, “But on this point I announced my view at the very outset, and asserted our hypothesis — which, however, will appear in the sequel, in the form of a legitimate inference — and our belief that Reason governs the world, and has consequently governed its history” (Hegel 40). Hegel is clear: the world is run by reason and nothing else. History would not have occurred without reason and we wouldn’t be able to live now without reason. If history would not have occurred without reason we will not be able to move forward without using reason. For some religion may be at the center of the world, for Hegel it is reason. When reason becomes second nature for explaining things, in much the same way God was the explanation for life’s mysteries, Hegel’s point will be proven. Hegel’s search