%0 Journal Article %T The Principle of Life in Hegel¡¯s Philosophy %A Shangwenzuo Deng %J Open Journal of Philosophy %P 749-758 %@ 2163-9442 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojpp.2023.134047 %X Life has a central position in Hegel¡¯s philosophy, and its development has gone through the stages from primitive unity to finite life. In this process it appears in two forms: the first is the form of conceptual definitions about life, which mainly involves Hegel¡¯s preexisting thoughts, and these definitions are born out of his thinking about how to overcome the subject-object split; the second is the form of the principle of life, which mainly appears in the process of constructing Hegel¡¯s philosophical system, and the dialectical kernel of which is reflected in his combining of life with negativity. The study of the principle of life in Hegel¡¯s philosophy enables a complete understanding of Hegel¡¯s thought. This study deals with three aspects to reveal the principle of life in Hegel¡¯s philosophy in terms of vitalization of the self, changes in pre and post thought. The vitalization of the self in Hegel¡¯s philosophy is discussed, and the principle of life in Hegel¡¯s philosophy is elaborated in two stages: the first and the second. %K Hegelian Philosophy %K Principle of Life %K Concept %K Subject-Object Split %K Dialectic %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=129155