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Abstract: In his Phenomenology, Hegel characterizes self-consciousness as desire and gives an account of master-slave relationship as an example of how consciousness is brought to the level of self-consciousness as a result of the interaction of two consciousnesses. In this paper, I will firstly try to explain master-slave dialectic, and then to analyze whether it can be useful to understand the relations between God and believer / man. Second, if this dialectic turns out to be useless in such an endeavour, I will try to explain why this is so. It should be said that Hegelian master-slave dialectic is very influential for an understanding of the nature of self-consciousness. It is also very helpful in engaging with the difficult questions both of religion and of philosophy: how is one related to many or how does divine interact with the world and human beings? However, Hegel's master-slave dialectic proposes an answer which has certain deficiencies, especially, in explicating the nature of the relation between God and believer. I will to demonstrate why this dialectic can mislead us in understanding how God and believer interact.

Keywords: Hegel, Master-Slave Dialectic, God, Believer

Hegel'in Köle-Efendi Diyalektigi ve Tanri ile Inanan Arasindaki Iliçki

Özet: Hegel, Fenomenoloji adli eserinde özbilinci arzu olarak karakterize ediyor ve bilincin nasil iki bilincin etkileçimi sonucu ôzbilinç seviyesine yükseldigini efendi-köle iliçkisi üzerinden anlatiyor. Bu çaliçmada öncelikle efendi-köle diyalektigini ve bu diyalektigin Tanri ve insan arasindaki iliçkileri açiklamada yardimci olup olmayacagini inceleyecegim. ikinci olarak da eger bu diyalektik söz konusu iliçkileri anlamada baçarisiz olursa, bunun sebebini açiklamaya çaliçacagim. Hegel'in efendi-köle diyalektigi hem özbilincin dogasini anlama hem de din ve felsefenin oldukça zor sorulariyla ugraçirken faydalidir: bir nasil çokla iliçkilenir ya da ilahi olan dünya ve insanlarla nasil iliçki kurar? Hegel'in efendi-köle diyalektiginin bu sorulara cevabi bazi açilardan sorunludur. Burada bizi ilgilendiren sorunu ise Tanri ve insan arasindaki iliçkinin dogasiyla alakalidir. Sonuç olarak i§te bu diyalektigin Tanri ve insanin etkileçimini anlama yolunda bizi nasil yanliç bir yola sevk edecegini göstermeye çaliçacagim.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Hegel, Köle-Efendi Diyalektigi, Tanri, inanan

Introduction

In his Phenomenology, Hegel characterizes self-consciousness with desire and gives an account of master-slave relationship as an example of how consciousness is brought to the level of self-consciousness as a result of the interaction of two consciousnesses. In this...

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