《哲学史-philosophy of history(英文版)》philosophy of history(英文版)-第36章

prehension　of　History。　
§　97
Spirit　is　essentially　the　result　of　its　own　activity；　its　activity　is　the　transcending　of　immediate；　simple；
unreflected　existence；　—　the　negation　of　that　existence；　and　the　returning　into　itself。　We　may
pare　it　with　the　seed；　for　with　this　the　plant　begins；　yet　it　is　also　the　result　of　the　plant"s　entire
life。　But　the　weak　side　of　life　is　exhibited　in　the　fact　that　the　mencement　and　the　result　are
disjoined　from　each　other。　Thus　also　is　it　in　the　life　of　individuals　and　peoples。　The　life　of　a　people
ripens　a　certain　fruit；　its　activity　aims　at　the　plete　manifestation　of　the　principle　which　it
embodies。　But　this　fruit　does　not　fall　back　into　the　bosom　of　the　people　that　produced　and
matured　it；　on　the　contrary；　it　bees　a　poison…draught　to　it。　That　poison…draught　it　cannot　let
alone；　for　it　has　an　insatiable　thirst　for　it：　the　taste　of　the　draught　is　its　annihilation。；　though　at　the
same　time　the　rise　of　a　new　principle。　
§　98
We　have　already　discussed　the　final　aim　of　progression。　The　principles　of　the　successive　phases　of
Spirit　that　animate　the　Nations　in　a　necessitated　gradation；　are　themselves　only　steps　in　the
development　of　the　one　universal　Spirit；　which　through　them　elevates　and　pletes　itself　to　a
self…prehending　totality。　
§　99
While　we　are　thus　concerned　exclusively　with　the　Idea　of　Spirit；　and　in　the　History　of　the　World
regard　everything　as　only　its　manifestation；　we　have；　in　traversing　the　past；　—　however　extensive　its
periods；　—　only　to　do　with　what　is　present；　for　philosophy；　as　occupying　itself　with　the　True；　has
to　do　with　the　eternally　present。　Nothing　in　the　past　is　lost　for　it；　for　the　Idea　is　ever　present；
Spirit　is　immortal；　with　it　there　is　no　past；　no　future；　but　an　essential　now。　This　necessarily　implies
that　the　present　form　of　Spirit　prehends　within　it　all　earlier　steps。　These　have　indeed　unfolded
themselves　in　succession　independently；　but　what　Spirit　is　it　has　always　been　essentially；
distinctions　are　only　the　development　of　this　essential　nature。　The　life　of　the　ever　present　Spirit　is　a
circle　of　progressive　embodiments；　which　looked　at　in　one　respect　still　exist　beside　each　other；
and　only　as　looked　at　from　another　point　of　view　appear　as　past。　The　grades　which　Spirit　seems
to　have　left　behind　it；　it　still　possesses　in　the　depths　of　its　present。　
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