From Böhme to Hegel and Back

Abstract

The article presents a critical analysis of Cecilia Muratori’s book “The First German Philosopher”, dedicated to the reception and interpretation of Jacob Böhme’s thought in the works of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. The author tries to evaluate the importance of this book for Russian scientific community and to outline the prospects for further researches in this field, taking into account Muratori's results. In addition, the author highlights the fact that, from historical point of view, some of Muratori’s conclusions may seem too radical and / or in need of additional evidences (in particular, this is the case of the question of how direct and immediate Böhme’s influence on Hegel’ philosophy could be).