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Hegel's Response to Kant
- To understand Hegel's view on freedom, we must understand his response to Kant.
- Kant viewed human nature as static, with reason battling desires.
Human Nature: Fixed or Fluid?
- Hegel questions Kant's idea of fixed human nature, suggesting it varies across cultures and time.
- He uses Ancient Greece as an example, noting how morality differed before Socrates.
The Dialectic: Socrates in Athens
- Hegel uses Socrates' example to illustrate the dialectic: thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.
- Socrates' challenge to Athenian norms resulted in a new moral synthesis.