Glenn Alexander Magee's controversial book argues that Hegel was
decisively influenced by the Hermetic tradition, a body of thought
with roots in Greco-Roman Egypt. In the middle ages and modern
period, the Hermetic tradition became entwined with such mystical
strands of thought as alchemy, Kabbalism, Millenarianism,
Rosicrucianism, and theosophy. Recent scholarship has drawn
connections between the Hermetic "counter-tradition" and many
modern thinkers, including Leibniz and Newton.
Magee contends that Hegel accepted the central Hermetic teaching
that God is complete only when he becomes known by the Hermetic
adept. Magee traces the influence on Hegel of such Hermetic
thinkers as Baader, Bohme, Bruno, and Paracelsus, and shows that he
shared their entire range of interests, including a fascination
with occult and paranormal phenomena.
Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition covers Hegel's entire
philosophical corpus, showing that his engagement with Hermeticism
lasted throughout his entire career and intensified during his
final years in Berlin. Viewing Hegel as a Hermetic thinker has
implications for a more complete understanding of the modern
philosophical tradition, and German idealism in particular.
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