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can only be prehended spiritually; that is; by thought。 It is this alone which takes the lead in all

the deeds and tendencies of that people; and which is occupied in realising itself; — in satisfying its

ideal and being self…conscious; — for its great business is self…production。 But for spirit; the

highest attainment is self…knowledge; an advance not only to the intuition; but to the thought —

the clear conception of itself。 This it must and is also destined to acplish; but the

acplishment is at the same time its dissolution。; and the rise of another spirit; another

world…historical people; another epoch of Universal History。 This transition and connection leads

us to the connection of the whole — the idea of the Worlds History as such — which we have now

to consider more closely; and of which we have to give a representation。

§ 81

History in general is therefore the development of Spirit in Time; as Nature is the development of

the Idea in Space。

§ 82

If then we cast a glance over the Worlds History generally; we see a vast picture of changes and

transactions; of infinitely manifold forms of peoples; states; individuals; in unresting succession。

Everything that can enter into and interest the soul of man — all our sensibility to goodness;

beauty; and greatness — is called into play。 On every hand aims are adopted and pursued; which

we recognise; whose acplishment we desire — we hope and fear for them。 In all these

occurrences and changes we behold human action and suffering predominant; everywhere

something akin to ourselves; and therefore everywhere something that excites our interest for or

against。 Sometimes it attracts us by beauty; freedom; and rich variety; sometimes by energy such

as enables even vice to make itself interesting。 Sometimes we see the more prehensive mass

of some general interest advancing with parative slowness and subsequently sacrificed to an

infinite plication of trifling circumstances; and so dissipated into atoms。 Then; again; with a vast

expenditure of power a trivial result is produced; while from what appears unimportant a

tremendous issue proceeds。 On every hand there is the motliest throng of events drawing us within

the circle of its interest; and when one bination vanishes another immediately appears in its

place。

§ 83

The general thought — the category which first presents itself in this restless mutation of individuals

and peoples; existing for a time and then vanishing — is that of change at large。 The sight of the

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