So i'm studying for my filosophy exam. and i come across this thing that's making me think wow, nice.

I'm not going to explain Hegel's complete theory, that would take an hour. but i wanna come down to this part:

BTW:
See "reason" as system, ratio, logic, i can't find the proper english word.
"The Spirit" as a form of common (self)awareness of the universe.

Naturefilosophers (2500 years ago, ancient greece) discovered that our "reason" (as in Latin : ratio) is the same as the reason of nature, in other words, the reason we humans use, is the same reason that occurs and exists in nature.

Hegel goes and says, there is a common "Spirit/Ghost".
The moment the naturefilosophers made their discovery that our reason is the same as the one found in nature, is the moment this common "spirit/ghost" found existence.

He says : Nature became self-aware at that moment, when naturefilosophers discovered what they discovered. Thus nature became self-aware because something in it and brought forth by it became aware that it's reason was the same that occured in her.


Nice eh ? but ... is it acceptable that this universe/world is one big "thinking" something ? i find it a little harsh.