Political Instrumentalisation of Philosophy in Heidegger's Interpretation of Hegel. Defence of Hegel Cover Image

Politička instrumentalizacija filozofije u Heideggerovu tumačenju Hegela. Obrana Hegela
Political Instrumentalisation of Philosophy in Heidegger's Interpretation of Hegel. Defence of Hegel

Author(s): Goran Gretić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: state; state-nation; state-Being; nation-being; constitution; patriotism; the political

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses Heidegger’s seminars “On the Essence and Concept of Nature, History and State” (1933/1934) and “Hegel on the State” (1934/1935). The only recently published seminars shed a particular light on the relation between Heidegger’s thought and National Socialism. This article primarily investigates Heidegger’s interpretation of Hegel’s definition of the concept, role and task of the state. The author shows that Heidegger’s interpretation is in fact an attempt to justify, through arbitrary interpretation of Hegel, his own interpretation and justification of the national-socialist state and its leader as the pinnacle of the Western philosophical understanding of the state.

  • Issue Year: XLVII/2010
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 62-79
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Croatian