Old Hegelians
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The Old Hegelians were a conservative group of 19th-century German philosophers who interpreted Hegel’s ideas in support of the existing Prussian state, traditional religion, and established social order.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hegelian school
ⓘ
conservative intellectual current ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
defend Christian doctrine through Hegelian concepts
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justify existing political institutions using Hegelian philosophy ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
emphasis on reconciliation with reality
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loyalty to existing institutions ⓘ political conservatism ⓘ theological conservatism ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Young Hegelians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
radical Hegelianism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | death of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
philosophy
ⓘ
philosophy of religion ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Eduard Gans
NERFINISHED
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Friedrich Julius Stahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Philipp Gabler NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Friedrich Göschel NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Ludwig Michelet NERFINISHED ⓘ Philipp Konrad Marheineke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Restoration era in Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-Napoleonic Prussia ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | conservatism ⓘ |
| influenced |
conservative Protestant theology in 19th-century Germany
ⓘ
conservative political thought in Prussia ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intellectualRole | academic defenders of the Prussian establishment ⓘ |
| interpretedWorkOf | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Left Hegelians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Young Hegelians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | German idealism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing Hegelianism ⓘ |
| region | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Prussian state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
established social order ⓘ traditional religion ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Hegelian dialectic
NERFINISHED
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Hegelian philosophy of history ⓘ Hegelian philosophy of right NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnReform | preference for gradual or minimal change ⓘ |
| viewOnReligion | defense of Protestant orthodoxy ⓘ |
| viewOnState | affirmation of existing Prussian monarchy ⓘ |
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