Hegel’s Laws

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

Hegel
What Hegel’s Laws is?
Hegel’s
Law

Laws of Laws of
Nature Right

Theism Atheism
 Laws of Nature
• Mere descriptions of the way the world is
• Simply there, and are valid as they are
• Only our ideas – TRUE or FALSE
• Two kinds of Laws of Nature
• Theism Deal with religion and the
• Atheism existence of God
Example of Laws of Nature
Atheism Theism
Greek word, Greek word,
‘atheos’, means ‘theos’, means
without god(s) God.

Lack of belief in
Belief in the
the existence of
existence of God
God

The God created

No God created the universe and
the universe still intervenes in
it
 Example

Theism Atheism
No empirical evidence Have empirical evidence

Unreal world Concept of an actual, real

(with its spirits, oracles, world
and mean contentment has
kept humanity in helpless
degradation)
 Established and handed
down by men.

Inner voice must

necessarily agree.

Cannot be limited what is

presented, but maintains
the standard of right.
Laws of Right He may be subject to the
necessity and force of
external authority.

Must openly meet and face

their reason

Consider the rationality of

right
Example of Laws of Rights

Waris Dirie
• In 2007, the Taliban started taking control of her village in
Pakistan. They had very strict religious rules, limits on
women's rights, they killed anyone who didn't follow their
rules.

• In January 2009 the Taliban declared a ban of all education

for females but Malala said "They cannot stop me, I will get
my education if it is in home, school or any other place.”

• She fought for the right for education.

• At that time she was writing a diary named 'Gul Makai' .

•She’s now giving talks to motivate girls to go to school
and also to have government invest in education for
women and children.

•Created the Malala fund = enable girls to complete 12

years of safe education.

•Opened a school for Syrian refugee girls on 15/7/2015

(her 18th birthday)