Schleiermachers Staatslehre

English summary: Between 1813 and 1833, Schleiermacher gave five lectures on the theory of the state at the newly established University of Berlin, lectures in which he was supportive of the Prussian reforms. Unlike Hegel's philosophy of law, Schleiermacher's political théories had scarcely any effects. It was not until 1998 that a critical edition of the manuscripts and transcripts was published. Miriam Rose provides the first comprehensive and systematic interpretation of Schleiermacher's...