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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. In Hegel's opinion, what does the universal law of heart lead to?

2. Where does universality have its reality according to Hegel?

3. Where does Hegel look for God in art?

4. In Hegel's philosophy, where is duty found?

5. What does Hegel equate with Spirit?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Hegel say that humans can continue to progress beyond Absolute Knowledge?

2. Define the German word Geist.

3. How does Hegel account for self-conflict as an opportunity for the self?

4. How is the Divine Being revealed, in Hegel's philosophy?

5. How does Hegel define duty?

6. According to Hegel's philosophy, what is the individual's relationship with society, in terms of the development of ethical behavior?

7. How does Hegel define the artificer?

8. What is the contradiction that governs the self's relationship with morality, in Hegel's view?

9. What does Hegel say about the distribution of wealth?

10. According to Hegel, what does the law of heart do to an individual who follows it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What are the laws that govern the self in its relation with itself and in its relation with external reality? Discuss the laws that apply to the self in its development. Is development itself one of the world's laws according to Hegel's philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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