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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conservative Hegelianism canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interpretation of Hegel ⓘ
philosophical current ⓘ
political philosophy tendency ⓘ
strand of Hegelianism ⓘ
associatedWith Old Hegelians ⓘ
contrastsWith Young Hegelians ⓘ
left Hegelianism ⓘ
radical Hegelianism ⓘ
reformist Hegelianism ⓘ
downplays radical social transformation ⓘ
revolutionary implications of dialectics ⓘ
emergedFromDebatesOn political meaning of Hegel’s philosophy ⓘ
emphasizes continuity with established traditions ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: G. W. F. Hegel
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 ⓘ
linked to: Hegelian dialectics
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 ⓘ
hierarchical social structures ⓘ
strong centralized state authority ⓘ
usesConcept ethical life (Sittlichkeit) to defend existing norms ⓘ
objective spirit to justify institutions ⓘ
viewsHegelianDialecticAs rationalization of existing order ⓘ

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Young Hegelians → opposedTo → conservative Hegelianism ⓘ