The Phenomenology of Mind Quiz

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What serves as a model for duties for individuals in Hegel's opinion? (from Spirit in the Condition of Being Certain of Itself: Morality)

Duty to the community.

Duty to the spirit.

Duty within the family.

Duty to one's own education.

What human trait does Hegel say is not found in animals? (from Individuality Which Takes Itself to be Real In and For Itself)

Organic consciousness.

Self-reflection.

Organic behavior.

Life being lived for itself.

What was Hegel's dread of death influenced by? (from Absolute Freedom & Terror)

Hegel's father's death.

An ongoing war.

Hegel's near-death experience.

Hegel's accident on horseback.

How does Hegel describe the divine in its initial stage? (from Revealed Religion)

Internal.

Limited.

External.

Theoretical.

What happens to the mind that gains a reprieve from the fear of death according to Hegel? (from Absolute Freedom & Terror)

The mind that is reprieved from fear of death reconciles death with meaninglessness.

The mind that is reprieved from fear of death loses absolute freedom.

The mind that is reprieved from fear of death loses meaning.

The mind that is reprieved from fear of death gains individuality.