In history, we are concerned with what has been and what is; in philosophy, however, we are concerned not with what belongs exclusively to the past or to the future, but with that which is, both now and eternally — in short, with reason.


As translated by H. B. Nisbet (1975) - Lectures on the Philosophy of History Vol 1 of 3 (1832)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Quotes

In history, we are concerned with what has been and what is; in philosophy, however, we are concerned not with what belongs exclusively to the past...

In history, we are concerned with what has been and what is; in philosophy, however, we are concerned not with what belongs exclusively to the past...

In history, we are concerned with what has been and what is; in philosophy, however, we are concerned not with what belongs exclusively to the past...

In history, we are concerned with what has been and what is; in philosophy, however, we are concerned not with what belongs exclusively to the past...