Friedrich Hegel (1770 ~ 183 1 year) is a master of German classical philosophy and the main representative of western legal philosophy. Hegel was born in a bureaucratic family in Stuttgart, southwest Germany. He was smart and studious since he was a child, with excellent grades; 1788 entered the theological seminary of tubingen university, studied theology in the first two years and philosophy in the last three years, and graduated from 1793. After graduating from Hegel University, she worked as a tutor in Switzerland and Germany for many years. During this period, he systematically studied Schelling Felt's works. 180 1 year, Hegel obtained the qualification of supernumerary lecturer of Jena University, 1805 was promoted to associate professor with the help of Goethe. At this time, he began to write "Phenomenology of Spirit", and in 1806, on the eve of the Franco-Prussian Yan 'an War, he hurriedly completed the manuscript, took it out and escaped the war disaster. Due to the war, the university was closed. 1807, he had to work as a newspaper editor in Banbao for a while.

From 1806 to 18 16, Hegel was the principal of a liberal arts middle school in Nuremberg, during which he wrote his main work "Logic". 18 16 autumn, Hegel went to Shanghai University as a philosophy professor. There, he wrote and published the outline of the famous encyclopedia of philosophy. This book made him famous. 18 18 years, at the invitation of the Prussian government, he became a professor at the University of Berlin and an official philosopher. During his stay at Berlin University, his research further expanded from religious philosophy and ethics to historical philosophy, aesthetics, law and other fields. 182 1 year, he published Principles of Legal Philosophy, which occupies an important position in the history of western legal thought, and this is also his masterpiece of legal thought. Hegel, with his profound knowledge and huge theoretical system, made his academic influence far beyond Germany. He also served as a member of the University Council and was elected President of Berlin University in 1830. 183 1 year1month 14 years, Hegel died of cholera in Berlin. His main works are Phenomenology of Spirit, Logic, Philosophy of Nature and Philosophy of Spirit.