Revolutionary Hegel

This essay relates about Hegel and his young written about religion, where is present a very much important and evident influence of France revolution, and, above all, a lack of a government in Germany during these years. Hegel scolds Christian religion because it has deprived men of liberty and independence, and because it has positive character; but positive we must consider that, in conformity with hegelian meaning it is authoritarian power, that imposes his orders and his morality; this is perfect, certainly, but Hegel falls when he considers that pagan religion was very freedom, pity Hegel has forgotten that Socrates was condemned to capital sentence for alleged atheism. Therefore Hegel scolds also that instruction the state has given to religious institution, this central point of will of state of Hegel, the state must get instruction for every citizen, then this is a principle ground of France revolution; and other sign of this revolutionary spirit is in representation of miss that, in conformity with hegelian opinion, has scanned social classes between rich and poor. Other fall is in celebration of choice of leader during ancient age; but historical election of an imperator in Rome never was, and tyrannies, this is leader, neither is in Athena, people had has power, from 508-507 before Christ, with Cleisthenes when democracy allowed to people of vote for policy of Athena, but religion in this contest not was, on contrary state, or city state, as Athena and other of ancient Greek, could impose their law for religion presence, but religion of ancient Greek was pagan; then this judge of Hegel has alone arose by enthusiastic revolutionary spirit, and since during those years also religion has considered ground of monarchic power that, in opinion of France revolutionary, has deprived liberty to men, then Hegel, evidently, has considered religion motive for impose to men his law. But Hegel never condemns the state of Germany, if men haven’t liberty the state deprives it, and not certainly religion, but Hegel not could consider the state for motive of deprivation of liberty because in Germany, then, a central government and a state not were, then religion was only motive for consider deprivation of liberty.

Alessandro Lusana