Hegel e o budismo como consciência de si mesmo: aspectos de uma crítica

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the interpretations of Hegel Buddhism. Through the works of Lectures on the Philosophy of History and Lectures Philosophy of Religion about the way we find elaborated by Hegel to substantiate his thesis on the philosophy of religion and consequently the prospect that got Eastern religions such as Buddhism. It is noticed that the moment of Hegel's philosophy of religion is also a movement of his system of science because of the features that are present from his Science of Logic to the works relating to religion. When Hegel examines Buddhism uses references of his day that lead to a misinterpretation of Buddhist philosophy, their rites and practices and develops within the history of philosophy, a statement of reasons to the east which makes it complex and without any possibility of legitimacy within the structure of thought. The text analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Hegel's thought about Buddhism.