conservative Hegelianism
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Conservative Hegelianism is a traditionalist interpretation of Hegel’s philosophy that emphasizes support for existing political and social institutions, in contrast to more radical or reformist Hegelian currents.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interpretation of Hegel
ⓘ
philosophical current ⓘ political philosophy tendency ⓘ strand of Hegelianism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old Hegelians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Young Hegelians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
left Hegelianism ⓘ radical Hegelianism ⓘ reformist Hegelianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downplays |
radical social transformation
ⓘ
revolutionary implications of dialectics ⓘ |
| emergedFromDebatesOn | political meaning of Hegel’s philosophy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuity with established traditions
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support for existing political institutions ⓘ support for existing social institutions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical life (Sittlichkeit) in existing institutions
ⓘ
legitimacy of the state ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalBasisIn | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century German philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
conservative readings of idealism
ⓘ
some strands of 19th-century German conservatism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German political conservatism
ⓘ
Prussian state ideology ⓘ |
| interprets | Hegel’s ‘what is rational is actual’ as endorsement of the status quo ⓘ |
| interpretsHegelStateTheoryAs | justification of the Prussian state ⓘ |
| interpretsReligionAs | supportive of the rational state ⓘ |
| methodologicallyUses | Hegelian dialectic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativelyOrientsToward |
preservation of order
ⓘ
stability of social structures ⓘ |
| opposes |
radical egalitarianism
ⓘ
revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| regardsTheStateAs | highest realization of objective spirit ⓘ |
| regardsTraditionAs | embodiment of rational freedom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
philosophical conservatism
ⓘ
political traditionalism ⓘ right Hegelianism ⓘ |
| seesCivilSocietyAs | mediated and contained by the state ⓘ |
| seesHistoryAs | progressive realization of reason in existing institutions ⓘ |
| stresses |
organic development of institutions
ⓘ
reconciliation with reality ⓘ the rationality of what exists ⓘ |
| supports |
gradual rather than abrupt change
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hierarchical social structures ⓘ strong centralized state authority ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
ethical life (Sittlichkeit) to defend existing norms
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objective spirit to justify institutions ⓘ |
| viewsHegelianDialecticAs | rationalization of existing order ⓘ |
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