Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences (1817) - Page 26

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Third Part. The Absolute Spirit In this final stage of the system, the human spirit is no longer looking at external laws or nature, but is reflecting on its own essence through the highest forms of culture.


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a. Religion of Art This refers to the stage where truth is expressed through physical beauty and images, characteristic of Ancient Greek culture.	280
b. Revealed Religion Specifically referring to Christianity, where truth is understood through faith and historical narrative.	283
c. Philosophy The final stage, where the truths of art and religion are understood as pure, logical thought.	286

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Note. Due to the distance of the printing location This likely refers to the physical separation between the author and the printer, which caused logistical errors in the book's layout., it has happened that the second and third sections of the whole—B. The Philosophy of Nature Naturphilosophie; the study of the physical world, space, and time as a manifestation of the "Idea." on page 127 and C. The Philosophy of Spirit Philosophie des Geistes; the study of the human mind, society, and culture. on page 205—are not distinguished by separate title pages.