Political and world-historical courage in Hegel’s philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11994239 |
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| Authors | Djordje Hristov (0000-0003-0433-2558, University of Belgrade, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 982-1003 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Filozofija i drustvo (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0353-5738 • E-ISSN: 2334-8577 |
| Publisher | National Library of Serbia (PUBLISHER • RS) |
| DOI | 10.2298/fid2204982h |
| OpenAlex | W4312987638 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
The aim of this article is to develop a distinction between two types of courage in Hegel?s philosophy: political and world-historical, in order to show the limitations of the former. The concept of political courage, or Tapferkeit, features in Hegel?s political philosophy, and signifies the wartime form of mutual trust required of the modern citizen for defense of an established constitution. World-historical courage, on the other hand, relates to the personal virtue of the ?great individual?, which acts as a force of destruction against decaying constitutions. The article shows that political courage for Hegel serves as an alternative to the idea of the contract as the foundation of state unity. However, when placed in comparison with world-historical courage, political courage does not fully correspond to its concept as defined by Hegel. I begin with Hegel?s critique of Hobbes, his rejection of the social contract theory, and his introduction of the concept of Tapferkeit as an alternative principle of political unity. In the next step I show that world-historical courage differs but also shares many similarities with political courage, which taken together reveal the limitations of the latter. In the end, I argue that only in the instance of Hegel?s conception of total war do political and world-historical courage coincide
Courage · Epistemology · Hegelianism · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Theology · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · War, Ethics, and Justification
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Modernity, Freedom, and the State
Hegel's Views on War, the State, and International Relations
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