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Was Hegel genius?
It is even said that on his deathbed Hegel declared that there was only one man who had understood him—and he had misunderstood him. With the possible exception of Heidegger, Hegel is far and away the most difficult “great philosopher” I have ever studied. There was much that I did not understand.
How does Hegel think of God?
Hegel begins with a radical critique of conventional ways of thinking about God. God is commonly described as a being who is omniscient, omnipotent, and so forth. Hegel says this is already a mistake. To think of God as ‘a being’ is to render God finite.
What is freedom Hegel?
The concept of freedom is one which Hegel thought of very great importance; indeed, he believed that it is the central concept in human history. ‘Mind is free’, he wrote, ‘and to actualise this, its essence – to achieve this excellence – is the endeavour of the worldmind in world-history’ (VG, p. 73).
What is the absolute Hegel?
The concept of “the absolute” was introduced in modern philosophy by Hegel, defined as “the sum of all being, actual and potential”. For Hegel, as understood by Martin Heidegger, the Absolute is “the spirit, that which is present to itself in the certainty of unconditional self-knowing”.
How do you calculate the IQ of a great genius?
So the calculation is (1986-1916)*0.32 =22 IQ points, if rounded. The IQs of 301 Eminent Geniuses according to Cox (1926) along with their Flynn Effect corrections. Adams. J.Q.
What was Rudolf Hess’s IQ?
It should be noted that Rudolf Hess was one of 21 tried Nazi leaders who was administered a German version of the Wechsler-Bellevue. Although his score on the verbal section seems unreported, his full-scale IQ was 120, and typically on the Wechsler scales, the verbal IQ correlates 0.92-0.95 with the full-scale IQ.
Are modern Kids ‘Genius’ on IQ tests?
(James R. Flynn, Massive IQ Gains in 14 Nations: What IQ Tests Really Measure, Psychological Bulletin, 1987, Vol. 101, No. 2, pp. 171-191. For more details click here .) This means that perfectly average modern kids have gotten ‘genius’ scores on old IQ tests. The gains are not just for average people.
What was Adolf Hitler’s verbal IQ?
Hitler’s verbal IQ. Although Hitler’s verbal IQ was likely not above 120, we also have very good reason to assume it was not below 120. From school sources there is abundant authentic material describing his school performance. In primary school he was always near the top of the class. He learned quickly and made good progress without much effort.
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