ABSTRACT
G. W. F. Hegel's departure from Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling can be traced to two of Hegel's earlier works: The Difference between Johann Gottlieb Fichte's and Schelling's Systems of Philosophy (1801) and Faith and Knowledge (1802). It was, however, in Phenomenology that these differences were made clear and examined at length. Nevertheless, there are fundamental differences between the philosophy Hegel developed during his time in the city of Jena, including Phenomenology, and his mature system. Hegel's major works after Phenomenology clearly form part of what is intended to be a complete, self-contained philosophical system. This system is laid out in the three parts of Hegel's Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, comprising a "logic", a philosophy of nature, and a philosophy of mind. The ideas contained in Phenomenology gave rise to Historicism, a philosophy emphasizing the historical development of society that was to have a major impact on the political evolution of Europe and the world.
