Which one of the following is the manifestation of the Absolute Spirit in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit?
Show Hint
- The devotion of a church congregation
- The knowledge of a natural scientist
- The self-transparency of a society of free individuals
- The mystical insight of an enlightened sage
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Hegel's Absolute Spirit
In Hegel's philosophy, Spirit (Geist) develops historically and dialectically, culminating in the Absolute Spirit. This Absolute Spirit manifests not merely in individuals, but in the collective, rational, and free life of humanity.
Step 2: Eliminate distractors
(A) Devotion of a church congregation — this belongs to the stage of Religion, not Absolute Spirit.
(B) Knowledge of a natural scientist — part of objective spirit (science, external world), not Absolute Spirit.
(D) Mystical insight of a sage — this reflects personal intuition, not the collective rational spirit Hegel envisions.
Step 3: Correct option
(C) The self-transparency of a society of free individuals — Hegel's Absolute Spirit is realized in history when free individuals collectively recognize themselves in rational institutions, embodying universal freedom.
\[
\boxed{\text{Correct Answer: (C)}}
\]
Top Questions on Philosophy
- Who among the following political thinkers considered law as 'nothing else than the command of the sovereign in the exercise of his sovereign power'?
- Which among the following is NOT the major law of dialectical materialism?
- Who among the following political thinkers considered the state of nature as "war of every man against every man"?
- Who among the following political thinkers believed that Satya is the essence of Dharma?
- Which among the following is not the principal aim of the UN as elaborated in its founding Charter?
Questions Asked in GATE XH- C4 exam
The 12 musical notes are given as \( C, C^\#, D, D^\#, E, F, F^\#, G, G^\#, A, A^\#, B \). Frequency of each note is \( \sqrt[12]{2} \) times the frequency of the previous note. If the frequency of the note C is 130.8 Hz, then the ratio of frequencies of notes F# and C is:
- Had I learnt acting as a child, I ________ a famous film star.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence. Here are two analogous groups, Group-I and Group-II, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-II.
Abuse \( \rightarrow \) Insult \( \rightarrow \) Ridicule
__________ \( \rightarrow \) Praise \( \rightarrow \) Appreciate
- A car started from city P at 9:40 AM. The time taken for the car to reach city Q is 4 hours and 50 minutes. The time of arrival of the car at city Q is:
- Consider a square field ABCD. The diagonal AC is 50 meter. The cost of laying grass in the field is Rs. 5 per square-meter. The total cost for laying grass in the field ABCD is Rs. ________ (rounded off to two decimal places).