Fenomenologie van de geest

In 'Fenomenologie van de geest', Hegel presents the history of reason as a dialectical process, where consciousness evolves through various stages from sensory certainty to absolute knowledge.

The book outlines the development of the 'Geist' (Spirit) from immediate perception to the realization of pure thought and absolute knowledge.

It is a systematic account of the nature of knowledge, the influence of society and history on claims to knowledge, and the social character of human agency.

The work is instrumental in the formation of later philosophies such as existentialism, Marxism, and American pragmatism.