ivity ▁of ▁others ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁respect ▁them . ▁The ▁third ▁sphere , ▁eth ical ▁life ▁( S itt lichkeit ), ▁is ▁H eg el ' s ▁integration ▁of ▁individual ▁subject ive ▁feelings ▁and ▁universal ▁not ions ▁of ▁right . ▁Under ▁eth ical ▁life , ▁H eg el ▁then ▁launch es ▁into ▁a ▁length y ▁discussion ▁about ▁family , ▁civil ▁society , ▁and ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁H eg el ▁also ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁itself ▁is ▁sub sum ed ▁under ▁the ▁higher ▁tot ality ▁of ▁world ▁history , ▁in ▁which ▁individual ▁states ▁arise , ▁conflict ▁with ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁eventually ▁fall . ▁The ▁course ▁of ▁history ▁is ▁apparently ▁toward ▁the ▁ever - in cre asing ▁actual ization ▁of ▁freedom ; ▁each ▁success ive ▁historical ▁epo ch ▁correct s ▁certain ▁fail ures ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁ones . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁L ect ures ▁on ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁History , ▁H eg el ▁leaves ▁open ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁history ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁accomplish ▁certain ▁tasks ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁inner ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁issues ▁that ▁arose ▁during ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁text . ▁Most ▁not ably ▁the ▁phrase ▁that ▁is ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁addition ▁to ▁§ 2 5 8 , ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁translated ▁as ▁" The ▁state ▁is ▁the ▁march ▁of ▁God ▁through ▁the ▁world " ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁translated ▁thus : ▁" The ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁God ▁upon ▁the ▁earth ".