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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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To explain the conflict within the self for consciousness, the need to be alone while receiving input, Hegel used a parable: the master and the slave. Two men encounter each other, each viewing the other as an obstacle in life. A battle ensues, as compromise is not possible. Eventually, one man submits to the other, becoming a slave. What the conqueror does not realize is that he is now defined by the slave. Of course, when the master realizes the slave evaluates him, the result is a sense of alienation.
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Hegel's somber appearance won him the title, "old man", from his fellow students, yet he always joined their activities for hikes, beer-drinking and carousing. As Terry Pinkard remarked in his biography of Hegel:
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According to Hegel, humans desire mastery over objects, creatures, each other, and their own beings. The mastery of objects is the lowest level of mastery, since even a child can possess and control an object, such as a toy. Creatures require more skill to master; one cannot simply command a horse of dog to obey -- a trainer must be skilled. The mastery of other humans demands yet more of an individual.
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