10. The GDR — Between Orthodoxy, Independence, and Cultural Diplomacy (1949-1990)

Part III: The Eastern Bloc – Marxism as Anti-fascism (1945-1989)

  1. Framing: German Division as a Philosophical Problem
  2. The Basic Dialectical Tension (1945-1956): Three Paths out of a Contradiction
  3. Ernst Bloch (1885-1977): Open Dialectics versus Closed System
  4. Wolfgang Harich (1923-1995): Reform from Within — The Performative Contradiction
  5. Peter Ruben (1933-2024): Philosophy of Labor in the “Workers’ State”
  6. Natural Philosophy (Camilla Warnke, Renate Wahsner): The Productive Niche
  7. Systematic Assessment: What Remains of the GDR’s Reception of Hegel?
  8. Important Sources and Further Reading

Jewish Philosophy after Auschwitz – Can One Still Read Hegel after the Shoah? (1945-1989) · History of the Reception of Hegel II · East Central Europe – Independent Paths in the Eastern Bloc