I don’t remember much of Hegel’s ‘Philosophy of Right’, but I do remember the line: “each individual is a child of his time.” While I fundamentally disagree with this maxim and while this is, in a way, the source of all my subsequent problems with Hegelian thought, I do take a peculiar pleasure in the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘history’
La la la la life goes on…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hegel, history, middle class, music, paul bettany, the '90s, the beatles on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To Have Squeezed the Universe into A Ball…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged analogies, cultural theory, history, Plato on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure how common an idea it is to relate the entirety of human history to the life of one individual. Evolution of the species relates to the gestation process, followed by the early years learning basic language and survival skills: infancy. Next is the toddler years which accompany major mental development; innovations are [...]
