哲學史-philosophy of history(英文版)

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man　understanding

occupied　this　theoretical　region　with　great　ingenuity　and　pleteness。　For　Grammar；　in　its

extended　and　consistent　form；　is　the　work　of　thought；　which　makes　its　categories　distinctly　visible

therein。　It　is；　moreover；　a　fact；　that　with　advancing　social　and　political　civilisation；　this　systematic

pleteness　of　intelligence　suffers　attrition；　and　language　thereupon　bees　poorer　and　ruder：　a

singular　phenomenon　—　that　the　progress　towards　a　more　highly　intellectual　condition；　while

expanding　and　cultivating　rationality；　should　disregard　that　intelligent　amplitude　and　expressiveness

—　should　find　it　an　obstruction　and　contrive　to　do　without　it。　Speech　is　the　act　of　theoretic

intelligence　in　a　special　sense；　it　is　its　external　manifestation。　Exercises　of　memory　and　imagination

without　language；　are　direct；　＇non…speculative＇　manifestations。　But　this　act　of　theoretic　intelligence

itself；　as　also　its　subsequent　development；　and　the　more　concrete　class　of　facts　connected　with　it；

…viz。　the　spreading　of　peoples　over　the　earth；　their　separation　from　each　other；　their　ings　and

wanderings　—　remain　involved　in　the　obscurity　of　a　voiceless　past。　They　are　not　acts　of　Will

being　self…conscious　—　of　Freedom；　mirroring　itself　in　a　phenomenal　form；　and　creating　for

itself　a　proper　reality。　Not　partaking　of　this　element　of　substantial；　veritable　existence；　those

nations　—　notwithstanding　the　development　of　language　among　them　—　never　advanced　to　the

possession　of　a　history。　The　rapid　growth　of　language；　and　the　progress　and　dispersion　of

Nations；　assume　importance　and　interest　for　concrete　Reason；　only　when　they　have　e　in

contact　with　States；　or　begin　to