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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, self-consciousness is aware of itself relative to what?

2. What else does Reason require in Hegel's philosophy?

3. What is the reason of observation conjoined with, according to the translator? 

4. How does Hegel describe observation?

5. What relation binds the object and the perceiver in Hegel's philosophy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hegel describe consciousness as unhappy?

2. What was the relationship between philosophy and science in Hegel's time?

3. What is the difference between "theoretical reason" and "practical reason" in Hegel's terminology?

4. How, in Hegel's view, does the self become aware of the contradiction of selfhood?

5. How does Hegel define force?

6. What is the relationship of freedom and fate in Hegel's terminology?

7. How does Hegel define Reason?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of life in Hegel's philosophy? How does that term apply differently to different entities? What are the different stages of purpose?

Essay Topic 2

According to Hegel, what is the difference between duty, morality, law and art? These things all help the self mediate between subjective self-awareness and existence as an objective thing in the world. How are duty, morality, law, and art different in how they mediate the different stages of the opposition the self encounters?

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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