Abstract: Georg W. Friedrich Hegel was the most self confident philosopher who ever lived. He aimed at nothing less than a complete reconstruction of modern thought. The two main points round which the thought of Hegel centres are the dialectical method and idealisation of the nation state. The dialectic of Hegel is not valueless as a gymnastic, but it is treacherous as an interpretative principle. To him the state is not the final embodiment of world-spirit and is the final stage in the process of social evolution. Hegel turned the edge of the principle of freedom by identifying it with obedience. The motive of this paper is to view the various aspects of his political philosophy and to make an estimate of its implications.
Keywords: dialectic, freedom, self-preservation, society, reason.
Title: HEGELIAN IDEALISM: AN OVERVIEW
Author: RANDEEP DHOOT
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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