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22.01.2026 | Philosophische Fakultät, Philosophisches Seminar
Diskussion „Weltgeschichte als Weltgericht: Justifying Hegel’s World History and Philosophy of Right“
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Prof. Ulrich Schlösser |
In his Philosophy of Right, Hegel asserts that world history is “a court of judgment [Gericht]”? As he characterizes it, world history refers not to a domain of bare or unfiltered facts but to the “narrative [Erzählung]” constructed by the historian or philosopher of history in her reflective consideration of events and institutions of the past. Hegel claims, in addition, that his world historical narrative is a rationally justified “science” rather than an expression of mere opinion. His ambition of replacing opinion with rational justification seems dubious, however, at least because his grand narrative appears to be suspiciously self-serving.
My intention in this essay is neither to argue that Hegel’s treatment of the history of right and world history leaves nothing important out, nor to suggest that his narratives are free of bias. Instead, I defend the thesis that his conception of the scientific nature of his enterprise requires him to be receptive to charges of this kind.
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