The Hegelsche Mitte and Hegel's Monarch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6350329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F R Cristi (University of Alberta), Francisca Cristi (0000-0002-2168-1402, University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 601-622 |
| Publication date | 1983-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0090591783011004007 |
| OpenAlex | W2077658076 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
HE GREATEST CHALLENGE FACED by Hegelian scholarship during this century-the skeleton in its closet, according to Topitsch'-has been posed by interpretations accommodating Hegel's political philosophy, as expressed chiefly in his Philosophy of Right (1820), to the totalitarian worldview and policies of fascism. Authors proposing such views have followed the path of those who earlier sought to assimilate Hegel to the authoritarianism of Bismarck and of the Prussian regime generally. The challenge faced by Hegelian scholarship has been posed not only by those who actually acclaimed Hegel for having developed a universalistic political philosophy compatible with totalitarianism and opposed to the individualism of traditional liberal theories,2 but also by those who accepted this interpretation and condemned Hegel for it.3 Nowadays there is consensus in rejecting this interpretation. Nobody wants to deny that Hegel adhered firmly to a liberal Grundkonzeption. The consensus stops, though, when it is further asked whether Hegel continuously and/or consistently maintained that liberal Grundkonzeption throughout his different politicophilosophical expositions, particularly in his Philosophy of Right. Accordingly, two opposite standpoints emerge at the very inception of the polemic against those who assimilate Hegel's views to fascism. The most influential of these standpoints, a standpoint which has been accurately described as the Hegelsche Mitte, seeks generally to integrate Hegel again in line with the fathers of Western democracy.4
Duty · Epistemology · Hegelianism · Individualism · Interpretation (philosophy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Theology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Theology and Sovereignty
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 2022 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |