Reason in History World history goes on in the realm of spirit. We must not contemplate nature as a rational system in itself in its own particular domain, but only in its relation to Spirit . After the creation of nature appears man. He constitutes the antithesis to the natural world. World history is the exhibition of spirit striving to attain knowledge of its own nature.
Freedom is the absolute final aim, the objective.
Among the forms of this conscious union religion is the highest, the second form of the spiritual union between the objective and the subjective is Art . It renders the divine visible to imagination and the senses. It is in this respect the highest, freest and wisest product . Historical development is not harmless and unopposed simple growth of organic life but hard unwilling labour against itself, i.e., conflict.