The Trumpet of the Last Judgement against Hegel the Atheist and Antichrist (1841) is a satirical and incendiary pamphlet best known today for its audacious attempt to reclaim G.W.F. Hegel for the revolutionary left, a move that helped solidify Bauer’s reputation as the most radical of the Young Hegelians. Written in the ironic guise of a pious pietist, the work denounces Hegel as a secret atheist and revolutionary whose philosophy, far from legitimizing the Prussian state, would inevitably lead to the destruction of all religion and the overthrow of all existing political institutions. Bauer argues that Hegel’s system contains an esoteric kernel, the theory of “infinite self-consciousness”, and that it is engaged in a constant, revolutionary struggle against every fixed and transcendent value.
This contents page provides a structured overview of the major chapters and subsections, helping the reader navigate the text’s complex progression.