Absolute Spirit

In Hegel’s philosophy, Absolute Spirit (Geist) is the highest stage where spirit becomes fully self-aware and reconciles subject and object, manifesting in art, religion, and philosophy. It represents the culmination of the dialectical process in which absolute knowing is achieved.

Claims that use this term

• Absolute Spirit never waits for the future, which is already too late
• The Theory of the Novel extends Hegel’s aesthetic negatively after Absolute Spirit.