i. Reason Governs the World - ii. The Destiny of Reason - iii. World History
The third kind of history, — the Philosophical. No explanation was needed of the two previous
classes; their nature was self-evident. It is otherwise with this last, which certainly seems to require
an exposition or justification. The most general definition that can be given, is, that the Philosophy
of History means nothing but the thoughtful consideration of it. Thought is, indeed., essential to
humanity. It is this that distinguishes us from the brutes. In sensations cognition and intellection; in
our instincts and volitions, as far as they are truly human Thought is an invariable element. To insist
upon Thought in this connection with history, may, however, appear unsatisfactory. In this science
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