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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hegel, for what purpose are Unity, Difference and Relation all necessary?

2. What is the relationship between phrenology, physiognomy, and cranioscopy according to Hegel?

3. How does Hegel describe force?

4. According to Hegel, pon what does the reality of a notion depend?

5. In Hegel's view, how are laws of thought connected?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the components of a "concrete individuality" in Hegel's terminology?

2. What does Hegel mean by saying that consciousness is relational?

3. How does Hegel define "sensibility"?

4. What qualities does an "organic entity" have according to Hegel?

5. In Hegel's philosophy, what relationship do the sciences--particularly phrenology and craniology--have to do with truth?

6. How does Hegel define force?

7. What is the "conceit of individuality" and what force counters it according to Hegel's philosophy?

8. What does a consciousness require in order to use observation at the level of Reason according to Hegel's philosophy?

9. What are the stages by which the conscious mind develops, in Hegel's terminology?

10. What obstacle is there, in Hegel's terminology, to an individual following the law of the heart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" describes the process by which an individual progresses from raw nature to manifested spirit. How is "Phenomenology of Spirit" also an allegory of the rite of passage into adulthood?

Essay Topic 2

According to Hegel, how does the law of the heart affect the individual's development? Analyze the law of the heart and discuss the stages the individual has to pass through when he follows it as well as what transformation(s) result from following it.

Essay Topic 3

Hegel uses anatomical metaphors to express his theories, such as his comparison of Sensibility to the nervous system, or Reproduction to the intestinal system. What is the role of the body in Hegel's philosophy, and are his metaphors meant to invoke the body as a constant presence behind Hegel's discussion of Reason and the development of the self-consciousness, or are they merely explanatory metaphors?

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