Abstract:

Today, when viewing the populism, as a dominant spirit of time, together with the spirit-history relationship established by Hegel and the thought of holism in the dialectical system, the reflections of populism can be seen everywhere. The prevailing worldview of a certain period shapes the individual, the society, the state and reflects itself in each of them. In this context, the relationship between authoritarianism and the rise of political populism in the world, together with Hegel's understanding of historical spirit and the concept of zeitgeist, constitutes the subject of this study. At the same time, to make today’s developments more understandable, Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, is commented as a carrier leader of inequal balance defined in Hegelian philosophy and rising authoritarian populism. Depending on this, a reading is attempted through the Donald J. Trump example, with the link of Hegelian philosophy and the spirit of the period. The study concludes with the conclusion part on the commenting of the presented information and results with the linkage of Hegel, zeitgeist, populism, authoritarian populism, political discourse and Trump. Also presented the rusults of the assessments on the social issues that come with today's dominant spirit of time populism can be considered within the dialectical system's social integrity.

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