Leszek Kołakowski vs. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Leszek Kołakowski
1927 – 2009
Leszek Kołakowski was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas. He is best known for his critical analysis of Marxist thought, as in his three-volume history of Marxist philosophy Main Currents of Marxism (1976). In his later work, Kołakowski increasingly focused on religious questions. In his 1986 Jefferson Lecture, he asserted that "we learn history not in order to know how to behave or how to succeed, but to know who we are".
"The abolition of the market means not only that the consumers—that is all members of society—are robbed of virtually all choice of consumption and all influence…"
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
1770 – 1831
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher and a major figure in the tradition of German idealism. His influence on Western philosophy extends across a wide range of topics—from metaphysical issues in epistemology and ontology, to political philosophy, to the philosophy of art and religion.
"In the “fulfillment” of both the laws and duty, … the moral disposition ceases to be the universal, opposed to inclination, and inclination ceases to be particu…"
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