The Philosophy And Politics Of Bruno Bauer (modern European Philosophy)

This is a comprehensive study in English of Bruno Bauer, a leading Hegelian philosopher of the 1840s. Inspired by the philosophy of Hegel, Bauer led an intellectual revolution that influenced Marx and shaped modern secular humanism. In the process he offered a republican alternative to liberalism and socialism, criticized religious and political conservatism and set out the terms for the development of modern mass and industrial society. Based on in-depth archival research this book traces the emergence of republican political thought in Germany before the revolutions of 1848. Professor Moggach examines Bauer's republicanism and his concept of infinite self-consciousness. He also explores the more disturbing aspects of Bauer's critique of modernity, such as his anti-Semitism. This book will be eagerly sought out by professionals in political philosophy, political science and intellectual history. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Series-title......Page 5 Title......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 CONTENTS......Page 9 PREFACE......Page 11 INTRODUCTION: “THE FRIEND OF FREEDOM”......Page 15 I FOUNDATIONS: AESTHETICS, ETHICS, AND REPUBLICANISM......Page 33 1 “THE IDEA IS LIFE”: BAUER’S AESTHETICS AND POLITICAL THOUGHT......Page 35 2 “FREE MEANS ETHICAL": IDEALISM, HISTORY, AND CRITICAL THEORY......Page 54 II JUDGING THE OLD ORDER......Page 71 3 “THE OTHER OF ITSELF”: THE CRITIQUE OF THE RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS......Page 73 4 “REVOLUTION AND THE REPUBLIC”: THE STATE AND SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS......Page 94 III THE EMANCIPATORY PROJECT......Page 111 5 “ONLY THE OUGHT IS TRUE”: HEGEL, SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS, AND REVOLUTION......Page 113 6 “TO THE PEOPLE BELONGS THE FUTURE”: UNIVERSAL RIGHT AND HISTORY......Page 133 IV JUDGING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT......Page 151 7 “THE FIRE OF CRITICISM”: REVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS, 1843–1848......Page 153 8 “THE REPUBLIC OF SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS”: REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS IN 1848......Page 171 EPILOGUE: AFTER THE REVOLUTION: THE CONCLUSION OF THE CHRISTIAN-GERMANIC AGE......Page 194 APPENDIX: BRUNO BAUER, “ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL” (1829 )......Page 202 Introduction: “The Friend of Freedom”......Page 227 1. “The Idea Is Life”: Bauer’s Aesthetics and Political Thought......Page 232 2. “Free Means Ethical”: Idealism, History, and Critical Theory......Page 237 3. “The Other of Itself”: The Critique of the Religious Consciousness......Page 241 4. “Revolution and the Republic”: The State and Self-Consciousness......Page 246 5. “Only the Ought Is True”: Hegel, Self-Consciousness, and Revolution......Page 252 6. “To the People Belongs the Future”: Universal Right and History......Page 257 7. “The Fire of Criticism”: Revolutionary Dynamics, 1843–1848......Page 261 8. “The Republic of Self-Consciousness”: Revolutionary Politics in 1848......Page 266 Epilogue: After the Revolution: The Conclusion of the Christian-Germanic Age......Page 272 Appendix: Bruno Bauer, “On the Principles of the Beautiful”......Page 275 A. 1829–49......Page 278 B. 1850–82 (Cited works only)......Page 282 E. Theses......Page 283 Works by Other Left Hegelians......Page 284 Other Primary Sources......Page 286 Secondary Sources......Page 288 INDEX......Page 299 Cover 1 Half-title 3 Series-title 5 Title 7 Copyright 8 CONTENTS 9 PREFACE 11 INTRODUCTION: “THE FRIEND OF FREEDOM” 15 I FOUNDATIONS: AESTHETICS, ETHICS, AND REPUBLICANISM 33 1 “THE IDEA IS LIFE”: BAUER’S AESTHETICS AND POLITICAL THOUGHT 35 2 “FREE MEANS ETHICAL": IDEALISM, HISTORY, AND CRITICAL THEORY 54 II JUDGING THE OLD ORDER 71 3 “THE OTHER OF ITSELF”: THE CRITIQUE OF THE RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS 73 4 “REVOLUTION AND THE REPUBLIC”: THE STATE AND SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS 94 III THE EMANCIPATORY PROJECT 111 5 “ONLY THE OUGHT IS TRUE”: HEGEL, SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS, AND REVOLUTION 113 6 “TO THE PEOPLE BELONGS THE FUTURE”: UNIVERSAL RIGHT AND HISTORY 133 IV JUDGING THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT 151 7 “THE FIRE OF CRITICISM”: REVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS, 1843–1848 153 8 “THE REPUBLIC OF SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS”: REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS IN 1848 171 EPILOGUE: AFTER THE REVOLUTION: THE CONCLUSION OF THE CHRISTIAN-GERMANIC AGE 194 APPENDIX: BRUNO BAUER, “ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL” (1829 ) 202 NOTES 227 Introduction: “The Friend of Freedom” 227 1. “The Idea Is Life”: Bauer’s Aesthetics and Political Thought 232 2. “Free Means Ethical”: Idealism, History, and Critical Theory 237 3. “The Other of Itself”: The Critique of the Religious Consciousness 241 4. “Revolution and the Republic”: The State and Self-Consciousness 246 5. “Only the Ought Is True”: Hegel, Self-Consciousness, and Revolution 252 6. “To the People Belongs the Future”: Universal Right and History 257 7. “The Fire of Criticism”: Revolutionary Dynamics, 1843–1848 261 8. “The Republic of Self-Consciousness”: Revolutionary Politics in 1848 266 Epilogue: After the Revolution: The Conclusion of the Christian-Germanic Age 272 Appendix: Bruno Bauer, “On the Principles of the Beautiful” 275 BIBLIOGRAPHY 278 Works by Bruno Bauer, 1829–82 278 A. 1829–49 278 B. 1850–82 (Cited works only) 282 C. Archives 283 D. Journals edited by Bruno Bauer 283 E. Theses 283 Works by Other Left Hegelians 284 Other Primary Sources 286 Secondary Sources 288 INDEX 299 This is the first comprehensive study in English of Bruno Bauer, a leading Hegelian philosopher of the 1840s. Inspired by the philosophy of Hegel, Bauer led an intellectual revolution that influenced Marx and shaped modern secular humanism. In the process he offered a republican alternative to liberalism and socialism, criticized religious and political conservatism and set out the terms for the development of modern mass and industrial society. Based on in-depth archival research this book traces the emergence of republican political thought in Germany before the revolutions of 1848. Professor Moggach examines Bauer's republicanism and his concept of infinite self-consciousness. He also explores the more disturbing aspects of Bauer's critique of modernity, such as his anti-Semitism. As little else is available on Bauer even in German this book will be eagerly sought out by professionals in political philosophy, political science, and intellectual history

This is the first comprehensive study in English of Bruno Bauer, a leading philosopher of the 1840s. Inspired by the philosophy of Hegel, Bauer led an intellectual revolution that influenced Marx and shaped modern secular humanism. In the process he offered a republican alternative to liberalism and socialism, criticized religious and political conservatism and set out the terms for the development of modern mass and industrial society.

Bruno Bauer's first critical foray, in 1829, is an assessment of Kantian aesthetics from the perspective of Hegelian logic.