On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:09:34 -0400 "Charles Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > >This is little mentioned by left discussers of Hegel. > > > >CB > > Wasn't that a legal requirement for a university teacher in Prussia? > In any case, what defines *left* discussion of Hegel is that it > emphasizes his *method* in contradistinction to his *system* (see > Marcuse's "Reason and Revolution," IMHO the best left discussion > of Hegel). > > Shane Mage > > ^^^^ > > CB: I'm sure it was the legal requirement. So, the thought pops up > that > Hegel was really an atheist, but needed the political cover, or > something > like that ? It's popped into my mind from time to time.
That argument has been made by a lot of people including Sidney Hook. Hook viewed Hegel's pantheism as being an atheism in religious guise. At any rate, he could not have occupied a university chair in Prussia as an avowed atheist. At the same time there is no question that Hegel's philosophy had a profound effect on liberal Protestant theology in Germany and elsewhere during the nineteenth century. We do know that during his youth, Hegel had been much more of an avowed freethinker than he was during his maturity when he was teaching in Berlin. To the end of his days, though, he always celebrated Bastille Day at his home. > > West may need the political cover, too. > > I think Hegel had some idea that philosophy and theology overlap in > subject > matter. Theology uses images. Philosophy does not. Something like > that. That's pretty much my understanding of Hegel's position concerning the relationship between philosophy and theology. The philosopher grasps the truth about reality by intellectual means whereas the theologian does so by means of metaphors and analogies. Hegel applied that sort of analysis to lots of Christian doctrines like the Trinity. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Marxism-Thaxis mailing list > [email protected] > To change your options or unsubscribe go to: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis > _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
