The 19th-Century Upheaval

After Kant: Hegel's dialectic and German idealism, Schopenhauer's pessimism, Kierkegaard's leap, Mill's liberty, Marx's materialism, and Nietzsche's hammer.

Part of Philosophy

16 moments in this segment.

1. 1807 — Hegel pt. 1 — Introduction (Philosophize This!). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
2. 1818 — Schopenhauer pt. 1 — Metaphysics & Love (Philosophize This!). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
3. 1820 — G.W.F. Hegel (1770–1831). The dialectic, the unfolding of Spirit through history, and the system that swallowed everything.
4. 1820 — Hegel: dialectical philosophy (Overthink). Thesis, antithesis, and the unfolding of Spirit.
5. 1820 — Hegel's God (Philosophize This!). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
6. 1840 — Schopenhauer pt. 2 — Ethics (Philosophize This!). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
7. 1843 — Kierkegaard on Religion (Philosophize This!). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
8. 1844 — Marx: Alienation and Private Property (Overthink). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
9. 1845 — Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855). The leap of faith, the individual against the crowd — the father of existentialism.
10. 1845 — Kierkegaard — Silence, Obedience and Joy (Philosophize This!). A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.
11. 1859 — Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). The World as Will and Representation — blind striving, suffering, and the consolations of art. This photograph dates from 1859.
12. 1870 — John Stuart Mill (1806–1873). On Liberty and utilitarianism refined — the greatest good, and the harm principle. This photograph dates from 1870.
13. 1875 — Karl Marx (1818–1883). Historical materialism, alienation, and "philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it." This photograph dates from 1875.
14. 1885 — Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900). The death of God, the will to power, the eternal recurrence, and the revaluation of all values.
15. 1885 — Nietzsche (The School of Life). The death of God, the will to power, and self-overcoming.
16. 1887 — Nietzsche: Master & Slave Morality explained. A deeper look — part of the history of philosophy.