Still he explored the possibility of imagination and unusual experience but he knew his theory limited his results.
Hegel and Marx
Both Hegel and Marx dwelled on the concept of historical development. They each have a different understanding of how these laws work with respect to history's role. Marx focused on the past and present history as it relates to society. He focused on class struggles throughout history. He believed out of struggle created values to define the present. He envisioned a society of heavy industry being over developed to a state of direct labor time. He believed society would evolve beyond Capitalism. He only considered class struggle and this limits his influence on history itself. Ironically, his idea of a better working society collapsed and Capitalism was put in its place.
Surprising Hegel's view is different. It does not focus on the physical human but rather the...
He believed with the progression of time, the spirit would move toward greater freedom and reason. He could not think about the future because no one can predict a spirit's path. His understanding of the laws do not relate to social or economic influences but freedom. He believed man had the potential to be self-made. This idea spawned a whole new movement toward enlightenment involving the Industrial Revolution and overnight rags to riches stories. His thoughts would late inspire Marx to revolt against the idea of spirit developing over time.
Conclusion
This essay has answered two questions about the views of Descartes, Hume, Marx and Hegel.
In doing so one learns about the limitations of knowledge and history.
Work Cited
Melchert, Norman. The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy.
Boston: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002.
