A Review of GWF Hegel’s Philosophy of History in the Light of Sept. 11th, 2001 Attacks on the US

This paper, “A Review of GWF Hegel’s Philosophy of History in the Light of Sept 11th 2001 Attacks on the US”, is a critical assessment of Hegel’s “great man” or “great race” philosophy of history and its justification of Post-Sept. 11th, 2001 rise in a new wave of global instability, - “Arab Terrorism”. The research paper had two aims; first, to underscore Hegel’s Philosophy of History as a glorification of conflict, and second, to discuss Post-Sept. 11th, 2001 rise in forms of global instability as consequences of taking for granted the literary works of philosophers of history, especially, those of Marx, Rousseau and GWF Hegel. All of these philosophies and philosophers in the thinking of the study express great potentials for conflict which ought now to have been learnt as a lesson given their desasterous consequences in the two World Wars of the 20th Century. Thus, to achieve both aims as here listed, the research adopted a non-empirical or theoretical method, and with it, contrasted Hegel’s account and its impact on world war II (and now in Sept 11th 2001 attacks) against three (3) classical philosophies of history. These philosophies of history were: Linea, Cyclical and Sustainable philosophies of history and their impacts on word progress. The contrast was to determine their relative merits against Hegel’s account. This contrast largely indicted Hegel to raise the conclusion reached in the study, namely, the replacement of Hegels America’s much-demended postSept. 11 th, 2001 philosophy of international relations in determining the role of history in political progress. The central question was this, what exactly is the role of history in human progress? Does it consist in ‘Racial Domination’ as taught by Hegel, PeaceBuilding as taught by the UN, or Sustainable History as taught by Nayef Al-Rodhan? From these Barrage of questions, the research concluded in favour of Nayef Al-Rodhan that post-Sept. 11 th 2001 global history should be repositioned from elements of Hegalian domination to ensure sustainable progress. The research was, therefore, significant in raising a fresh argument to the effect that Post-Sept 11th rise in global terrorism could be anything other than the consequence of taking elements ofHegelianism for granted.