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tion of his profound generalisations, had nevertheless 

 from the beginning of his academic activity encouraged 

 the scheme of a critical review and discussion of con- 

 temporary thought and literature, and had latterly 

 suggested the foundation of a philosophical and critical 

 journal fortified by official support and authority from 

 high quarters. Though this scheme, which would have 

 characterised Hegelianism as the official philosophy in 

 Prussia in like manner as " Eclecticism " became the 

 official philosophy of the period of Louis Philippe in 

 France, was not carried out, some of Hegel's disciples and 

 friends started in the year 1 8 2 7 a critical Keview, which 

 for a series of years was edited with great ability, but 

 for want of the co-operation of other forces soon became 

 the organ of a philosophical party. As soon, however, as 

 this critical discussion by minds of very different stamp 

 was once started, even within the school itself it could 

 not fail to reveal great differences of opinion ; this led 

 to a secession of' the more liberal-minded members, who 

 in the year 1838 founded a new journal which was 

 published at the neighbouring university town of Halle. 

 Though it began as an organ of the centre party in the 

 Hegelian school, it soon moved away, taking up with a 

 new abode and a new title in the year 1841 a distinctly 

 radical and anti-Prussian position. 



This movement towards what is usually termed the 

 left side or wing of the party was promoted by various 

 ideas supplied in Hegel's writings themselves. Among 

 these there is one which is very prominent and, in the 

 light of the subsequent course of European thought, of 

 great importance, and may be considered as the second 



