Hegel, with moreingenuity, tried to reject none of the aspects of man39;s condition and to reconcile them all.According to his system, the moment is preserved in the development of time; Natureasserts itself in the face of Spirit which denies it while assuming it; the individual is againfound in the collectivity within which he is lost; and each man39;s death is fulfilled bybeing canceled out into the Life of Mankind. One can thus repose in a marvelousoptimism where even the bloody wars simply express the fertile restlessness of the Spirit