The Philosophy of History

Cover......Page 1
Untitled......Page 2
Copyright (sort of)......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 4
Translator's Introduction......Page 6
Charles Hegel's Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 15
Geographical Basis of History.......Page 97
Classification of Historic Data......Page 122
Part I. The Oriental World......Page 129
Sec. I. China......Page 133
Sec. II. India......Page 157
Sec. II. (cont.) India: Buddhism......Page 186
Sec. II. Persia......Page 192
I. Zend People......Page 195
II. Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes, and Persians......Page 201
III. The Persian Empire and Its Constituent Parts......Page 207
Persia......Page 208
Syria and the Semitic Western Asia......Page 210
Judea......Page 214
Egypt......Page 218
Transition to the Greek World......Page 241
Part II. The Greek World......Page 244
Sec. I. The Element of the Greek Spirit......Page 246
I. Subjective Work of Art......Page 259
II. Objective Work of Art......Page 262
III. Political Work of Art......Page 269
Sec. III. Fall of the Greek Spirit......Page 295
Part III: The Roman World......Page 297
I. Elements of the Roman Spirit......Page 302
II. History of Rome to the Second Punic War......Page 315
Sec. II. Rome from Second Punic War to the Emperors......Page 325
I. Rome Under the Emperors......Page 333
II. Christianity......Page 338
III. Byzantine Empire......Page 354
Part IV: The German World......Page 359
Section I: The Elements of the Christian German World......Page 364
I. Barbarian Migrations......Page 365
II. Mohametanism......Page 373
III. Empire of Charlemagne......Page 378
I. Feudality and Hierarchy......Page 384
II. Crusades......Page 408
III. Transition from Feudalism to Monarchy......Page 418
Sec. III: The Modern Time......Page 431
I. Reformation......Page 432
II. Influence of Reformation on Political Development......Page 447
III. Éclaircissement and Revolution......Page 459
Notes......Page 478