German classical philosophy

German classical philosophy is the philosophy of the late 18th and first third of the 19th century represented by such prominent German philosophers as Kant, Hegel, Feuerbach, Schelling, who reflected on the meaning of being. German classical philosophy is an important milestone in the development of philosophical thinking and philosophy in general. This philosophy has developed and continued the ideas of the New Times, which asserted humanism, faith unlimited power of the human mind and the rights of the individual. The most important discovery of this philosophy is the dialectical philosophy of Hegel, who justified the eternal development of the world.

German classical philosophy reflected both the formation and development of capitalist society, and the realities of the historical peculiarities of Germany at that time. The bourgeoisie, whose ideologues were all representatives of German classical philosophy, lagged far behind European countries in socioeconomic and political development. This was due to the fact that Germany until the end of the 18th century was not a whole state, but was divided into 300 different sovereign units, some of which were very small. The capitalist market was in its infancy.

The well-being of the German bourgeoisie depended entirely on the orders of the nobles and the crown, supplies for the needs of the army. Pokorno plait at the tail of politics, she was weak and melancholic. That fairly clearly reflected the German philosophy.

Representatives of classical philosophy in their writings speak directly of the dual character of the German bourgeoisie, its compromise and sometimes even contradictions.

German classical philosophy differed significantly from that of other European countries. So in France the works of philosophers were burned, and the philosophers themselves were put in the Bastille. And in Germany, in spite of its critical nature of the ruling power and the hostility of philosophical judgments, the philosophers quietly published their works, which no one banned, taught at universities and recognized as the mentors of the young men of Germany. Although, despite their hostility to the authorities, they did not fight it and its institutions. Idealist philosophers saw that Germany was hopelessly behind other developed countries, remaining medieval in its structure.

The dialectical method worked out by Hegel could easily be used at any time against the ruling power. Radical-minded professors of the University of Berlin soon did so.

Hegel, who is truly the largest and most significant representative of German philosophy, developed a method of dialectics based on idealism. He develops the idea as the foundation of the world, which is and develops in various phenomena of reality and the historical process. Hegel argues that the idea develops in three stages and at each stage has its own form. On this basis Hegelian philosophy is divided into 3 sections: logic, the philosophy of nature and the philosophy of the spirit.

In the philosophy of the spirit, Hegel considers culture and its significance. And in it he regards art as the embodiment of an idea in images of the sensible and concrete. To the leading art form is architecture.

The German architecture of the Gothic cathedrals for a long time was considered the embodiment of the German spirit. Although the hometown of the Gothic is Northern France, it quickly spread to Central Europe.

Cologne Cathedral is the creative reaction of the Germans to the French Gothic. If in France the Gothic cathedrals were built in the same style with insignificant differences, then the Cologne Cathedral is strikingly different from all the others. Although much later, many of the finds used in the construction of the cathedral, were used in the new structures of the Gothic style.