History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Who said, 'The great man of his time is he who can put into words the desire of his age, can tell his age what it desires, and can fulfil it'?
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BHegel ✓ Correct
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Correct answer: (B) Hegel — The answer is Hegel.
Explanation
★The answer is Hegel.
★Hegel was a great German philosopher.
★He said the greatest man of his time is he who can put into words the will of his age.
★Such a man can tell his age what it desires and can fulfil it.
★What he does is the heart and essence of his age, and he embodies it.
★Hegel is regarded as an important promoter of German nationalism.
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