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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

German philosopher, Hegel conceived history as the dialectical unfolding of freedom and saw in the rational state, above civil society and the isolated individual, the concrete realisation of ethical life.

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Nationalism
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Portrait: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
1770–1831
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal22.5%
    Unitary77.5%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy37.5%
    Autocracy62.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security60%
    Liberty40%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation70%
    Multicultural30%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force75%
    Negotiation25%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention32.5%
    Interventionist67.5%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public53.8%
    Private46.2%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction67.5%
    Markets32.5%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Protectionism
    Protectionism67.5%
    Free trade32.5%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Religious
    Secular33.8%
    Religious66.2%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive28.7%
    Traditionalist71.3%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration68.8%
    Ecologist31.2%

What distinguishes Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 28.8 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% Military forceGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 75% Military force

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Ownership

This position is 1.3 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 53% PublicGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 54% Public

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.