Hegel's tale in Romania
pp. 49-68
in: Lisa Herzog (ed), Hegel's thought in Europe, Berlin, Springer, 2013Abstract
Hegel’s influence upon us Romanians manifested itself through the writings of those publicists who played a role in the creation of our political parties. Titu Maiorescu borrowed from Hegel’s philosophy, which he became acquainted with as a student in Berlin, the theories which were to form the doctrine of the conservative Romanian party. Also as a student in Berlin, Mihail Kogălniceanu attended lectures by professors belonging to the Hegelian school, thus forming his liberal views. Equally, Ion Heliade-Rădulescu, a publicist and politician of great prestige during the age of our political rebirth, stood under the indirect influence of Hegelianism, the Hegelianism represented by the Frenchman Proudhon.1
