黑格尔第一个正确地叙述了自由和必然之间的关系。在他看来,自由是对必然的认识。“必然只是在它没有被了解的时候才是盲目的”。自由不在于幻想中摆脱自然规律而独立,而在于认识这些规律,从而有计划地使自然规律为一定的目的服务。这无论对外部自然的规律,或对支配人本身的肉体存在和精神存在的规律来说,都是一样 Hegel first correctly describes the relationship between freedom and necessity. In his view, freedom is a necessary understanding. “It must be blind only when it is not understood.” Freedom is not based on the illusion of getting rid of the laws of nature and independence, but lies in understanding these laws so as to systematically serve the purpose of nature’s laws. This is the same both in the laws of external nature and in the laws governing the physical existence and spiritual existence of the person himself