Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
According to Hegel, which of the following are correct?
- 1. War is not to be regarded as an evil but a virtue.
- 2. War effectively displays the 'irony of the divine idea'.
- 3. War destroys the selfish egoism of the individual.
- 4. The state of war shows the omnipotence of the state in its individuality.
- 5. Humanity never needed war and the gun is a chance of invention.
A4, 3, 2 & 1 ✓ Correct
B5, 3, 2 & 1
C3, 5, 1 & 4
D3, 1, 5 & 2
Correct answer: (A) 4, 3, 2 & 1 — For Hegel statements one to four about war are correct, so the answer is 4, 3, 2 and 1.
Explanation
★For Hegel statements one to four about war are correct, so the answer is 4, 3, 2 and 1.
★Hegel treats war not as an unmitigated evil but as a virtue that can serve the ethical life of the state.
★He says war displays the irony of the divine idea and that the state of war shows the omnipotence of the state in its individuality.
★War, on his view, breaks the selfish egoism of individuals and reminds them of their dependence on the whole.
★He even held that peace corrupts, and that everlasting peace corrupts everlastingly.
★The fifth statement, that humanity never needed war, contradicts Hegel and is therefore excluded.
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