International studies, Vol. XXII No. 1, 2022.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.46672/ms.22.1.2
Scepticism and the Modern State in the Thought of Georg W. F. Hegel
Florian van der Zee
orcid.org/0000-0002-0689-7993
; Radbound University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Abstract
Both the concept of “post-truth” and ancient scepticism link a plurality of irreconcilable “truths” to a certain disregard for truth. Post-truth phenomena are often deemed politically detrimental. This paper discusses how Georg W. F. Hegel rethinks ancient scepticism to avert similar detrimental effects, shows that Hegel’s thought suggests that a plurality of irreconcilable “truths” needs not exclude faith in truth, and that the modern state rests on both.
Keywords
Georg W. F. Hegel; modern state; ancient scepticism; post-truth; truth; freedom of conscience
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279568
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Publication date:
24.6.2022.
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