The Ideas of G.W.F. Hegel
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The Purpose of History
Hegel is a philosopher of whom we can ask what's the purpose of history. Everything proceeds in three stages, says Caterina de l'Giorgi. Slavoj Žižek gives an example from Christopher Nolan's film The Prestige. Every magic trick consists of three parts or acts - pledge, prestige and final act.
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