Thkx Invictus and Socratoad, I am happy to have found this and share it.

as to gzuckier, the meaning of the quote of Hegel is simple really:
"The owl was the emblem of ancient Athens and a traditional symbol of wisdom
The owl of Athene/Minerva has naturally come to symbolize philosophy itself. For example, the influential German thinker Hegel uses it to illustrate his conception of philosophy as understanding the world as it is rather than laying down the law about how it should be, when he says, "The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk" (Hegel's Philosophy of Right, Preface, T. M. Knox's translation)."

I might add that when used the speaker of the quote ge...

Thkx Invictus and Socratoad, I am happy to have found this and share it.

as to gzuckier, the meaning of the quote of Hegel is simple really:
"The owl was the emblem of ancient Athens and a traditional symbol of wisdom
The owl of Athene/Minerva has naturally come to symbolize philosophy itself. For example, the influential German thinker Hegel uses it to illustrate his conception of philosophy as understanding the world as it is rather than laying down the law about how it should be, when he says, "The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk" (Hegel's Philosophy of Right, Preface, T. M. Knox's translation)."

I might add that when used the speaker of the quote generally intends to reflect upon the fact that the meaning of an action or an event is to be understood after the event and not during the event.