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RE: Birds that didn't learn how to fly
Okay, you didn't hold it against me. Thank you. Hegel is controversial; some of his ideas were fresh and provocative, but in other areas I prefer to distance myself. Examples: his understanding of logic is impressive. His theories about the soul, on the other hand, I find... absurd. Would it upset you greatly to hear that very few Germans know Hegel?
It would very much so...
I find my mind not very receptive to his theories on spirit, reason, consciousness, etc. - most probably because I've already found my truth about them in other ways - not necessarily through systematic, elaborate reasoning or thinking, but through something personal, intangible yet lived, say... faith. But I greatly admire his logical approach when applied to other matters. I mean, we see how Marx utilised him. I'm only reading him because I'm trying to understand Marx better... Or so I hoped :-)
Good approach. Please don't neglect to read Engels as well as Marx; I find his ideas more appealing, for example, because they are more realistic and honest.
Oh. Thanks for bringing him up. I never would have thought to read his individual works beyond what he co-authored with Marx. Is he not particularly well-known among Germans as well? :-)