● „“Freiheit ist Einsicht in die Notwendigkeit“ was written by Friedrich Engels. Engels apparently attributed this idea to Hegel, but Hegel never wrote this statement explicitly as testified by people who have thoroughly reviewed Hegel’s writings.“
● „Yes, the phrase “Freedom is the recognition of necessity” is often attributed to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. In German, it is “Freiheit ist die Anerkennung der Notwendigkeit.” This idea encapsulates Hegel’s view that true freedom involves understanding and accepting the conditions and constraints of reality, rather than interpreting freedom as mere absence of restrictions.
Hegel’s philosophy emphasizes that freedom is not the ability to do anything one wants, but rather the realization of one’s potential within the framework of rational necessity and ethical life (Sittlichkeit). This concept is particularly articulated in his works, such as the “Philosophy of Right.”“