A History of Philosophy Philo Professor, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

The decided ascendency which, particularly about the middle of the first twenty years of the century, was conceded to the Hegelian philosophy over all contemporary systems, is to be explained by the fact that it was a philosophy corresponding to the momentary lull which had followed the fierce conflicts in the political, religious, and ecclesiastico-political spheres ;a philosophy which enemies by way of blame, and friends by way of praise, called a Restoration philosophy. This it is to a far greater extent than those who invented the name supposed. There are three points, namely, in which Hegel restored what previous to his time had been put in a tottering state, especially by Kant, to whom, just on this account, Hegel is often unfair. First, he had attempted to restore to philosophy her Holiest of holies, aM etaphysic, or Ontology, of which Kant had robbed her. The aim of his Logic was to give again to philosophy a Foundation Science, by showing what the Absolute is, and that it can only be reached by the dialectical method, the method, namely, which coincides with the self-movement of the content. Kant had, moreover, in his Critiques so strongly emphasized the legal (moral) element in Religion, that he was almost at one with the men of theE nlightenment, and their religion of good works; and even in his Religion Within theL imits of Mere Reason, where he parts company with them, the glad tidings of the Gospel appear almost like a fable invented in the interests of morality.
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