«Философия права» Гегеля и дело Коцебу: культурно-политический контекст

Философические письма. Русско-европейский диалог. 2025. Т. 8. № 4. С. 165–201.

Lagutina I.

This article examines the assassination of the playwright August von Kotzebue by the theology student K. L. Sand as an event reflecting the ideological and philosophical tensions of early nineteenth-century Germany. It analyzes G. W. F. Hegel’s response to this historical episode in the context of his “Philosophy of Right”, which criticizes ethical and religious subjectivism. The study shows that Hegel’s views on the state, law, and morality entered into a polemic with the ideas of the philosopher J. F. Fries and the theologian W. M. L. de Wette, reflecting a broader debate on the limits of subjective freedom and the authority of social institutions. Particular attention is given to intellectual currents within the university milieu, including the role of academic philosophers as public opinion leaders and student associations (Burschenschaften) as centers of politically motivated actions linked to national ideals. The article draws on a wide range of primary sources, including Hegel’s private correspondence and that of his contemporaries, official documents, philosophical publications, and periodicals of the period. Special emphasis is placed on the interplay of philosophy, politics, religious and national representations, and their impact on the culture of post-Napoleonic Germany.

Keywords: национализм, философия права, nationalism, academic philosophy, академическая философия, August von Kotzebue, Август фон Коцебу, Г. В. Ф. Гегель, Philosophy of Right, student unions, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, moral and religious subjectivism, Burschenschaften, German universities, Jakob Friedrich Fries, Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, Karl Follen, моральный и религиозный субъективизм, студенческие союзы, Burschenschaften, немецкие университеты, Якоб Фридрих Фриз, Вильгельм Мартин Леберехт де Ветте, Карл Фоллен