Interesting facts about Hegel Is a great opportunity to learn more about his philosophy. Hegel's ideas had a tremendous impact on all thinkers who lived in his time. Nevertheless, there were many who were skeptical about his ideas.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Hegel.
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831) - philosopher, one of the founders of German classical philosophy.
- Hegel's father was a staunch supporter of a healthy lifestyle.
- From an early age, Georg was fond of reading serious literature, in particular, he was interested in scientific and philosophical works. When parents gave their son pocket money, he bought new books with them.
- In his youth, Hegel admired the French Revolution, but was later disappointed by it.
- An interesting fact is that Hegel became a master of philosophy when he was barely 20 years old.
- Despite the fact that Georg Hegel read and thought a lot, he was not alien to entertainment and bad habits. He drank a lot, sniffed tobacco, and was also a gambler.
- In addition to philosophy, Hegel was interested in politics and theology.
- Hegel was a very absent-minded person, as a result of which he could go out into the street barefoot, forgetting to put on his shoes.
- Did you know that Hegel was stingy? He spent money only on the most necessary, calling the ill-considered spending of money the pinnacle of frivolity.
- Over the years of his life, Hegel published a lot of philosophical works. The complete collection of his works occupies as many as 20 volumes, which today have been translated into virtually all major languages of the world (see interesting facts about languages).
- Karl Marx spoke highly of Hegel's views.
- Hegel was criticized by another famous philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, who openly called him a charlatan.
- The thoughts of Georg Hegel turned out to be so fundamental that over time a new philosophical trend appeared - Hegelianism.
- In marriage, Hegel had three sons.
