Hegel and Contemporary Practical Philosophy
Hegel and Contemporary Practical Philosophy

Author: James Gledhill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-04-08

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 1351205536

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While Kantian constructivism has become one of the most influential and systematic schools of thought in analytic moral and political philosophy, Hegelian approaches to practical normativity hold out the promise of building upon Kantian insights into individual self-determination while avoiding their dualistic tendencies. James Gledhill and Sebastian Stein unite distinguished scholars of German idealism and contemporary Anglophone practical philosophy with rising stars in the field, to explore whether Hegelian idealist philosophy can offer the categories that analytic practical philosophy requires to overcome the contradictions that have so far plagued Kantian constructivism. The volume organizes the contributions into three parts. The first of these engages debates in metaethics regarding the relationship between realism and constructivism. The second part sees contributors draw on debates about the nature of political normativity, focusing primarily on the problems of historical contextualism, relativism, and critical reflection. The concluding part considers the application of the Hegelian framework to contemporary debates about specific ethical issues, including multiculturalism, democracy, and human rights. Hegel and Contemporary Practical Philosophy contributes to the on-going debate about the importance of systematic philosophy in the context of practical philosophy, engages with contemporary discussions about the shape of a rational social order, and gauges the timeliness of Hegelian philosophy. This book is a must read for scholars interested in Hegel and in the contemporary tradition of Kantian constructivism in moral and political philosophy.

Hegel's Practical Philosophy
Hegel's Practical Philosophy

Author: Robert B. Pippin

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780511453618

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This fresh and original book argues that the central questions in Hegel's practical philosophy are the central questions in modern accounts of freedom: What is freedom, or what would it be to act freely? Is it possible so to act? And how important is leading a free life? Robert Pippin argues that the core of Hegel's answers is a social theory of agency, the view that agency is not exclusively a matter of the self-relation and self-determination of an individual but requires the right sort of engagement with and recognition by others. Using a detailed analysis of key Hegelian texts, he develops this interpretation to reveal the bearing of Hegel's claims on many contemporary issues, including much-discussed core problems in the liberal democratic tradition. His important study will be valuable for all readers who are interested in Hegel's philosophy and in the modern problems of agency and freedom.

Dialectics, Politics, and the Contemporary Value of Hegel's Practical Philosophy
Dialectics, Politics, and the Contemporary Value of Hegel's Practical Philosophy

Author: Andrew Buchwalter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0415806100

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This book explores and details the actuality (Aktualität) of Hegel's social and political philosophy--its relevance, topicality, and contemporary validity. It asserts--against the assumptions of those in a wide range of traditions--that Hegel's thought not only remains relevant to debates in current social and political theory, but is capable of productively enhancing and enriching those debates. The book is divided into three main sections. Part I considers the actuality of Hegel's social and political thought in the context of a constructed dialogues with later social and political theorists, including Marx, Adorno, Habermas, and Rawls. Part II explores Hegel's internal criticism of Enlightenment rationality as well as the unique manner in which his thought reaffirms both the classical tradition of politics and the Christian conception of freedom in order to deepen and further develop our understanding of modernity and modern secularity. Part III considers Hegel's contribution to current theorizing about globalization.

Hegel's Political Philosophy
Hegel's Political Philosophy

Author: Thom Brooks

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0198778163

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Hegel famously argues that his speculative method is a foundation for claims about socio-political reality within a wider philosophical system. This systematic approach is thought a superior alternative to all other ways of philosophical thinking. Hegel's method and system have normative significance for understanding everything from ethics to the state. Hegel's approach has attracted much debate among scholars about key philosophical questions - and controversy about his proposed answers to them. Is his method and system open to the charge of dogmatism? Are his claims about the rationality of monarchy, unequal gender relations, an unelected second parliamentary chamber and a corporation-based economy beyond revision? This ground-breaking collection of new essays by leading interpreters of Hegel's philosophy is dedicated to the questions that surround Hegel's philosophical method and its relationship to the conclusions of his political philosophy. It contributes to the on-going debate about the importance of a systematic context for political philosophy, the relationship between theoretical and practical philosophy, and engages with contemporary discussions about the shape of a rational social order.

Hegel on the Modern World
Hegel on the Modern World

Author: Hegel Society of America. Meeting

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780791424032

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This book relates Hegel to later philosophers and philosophies.

Hegel on Philosophy in History
Hegel on Philosophy in History

Author: Rachel Zuckert

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1107093414

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This book investigates Hegel's historical conception of philosophy: as built upon and reviving prior views, and as speaking to its historical context.

Hegel on Second Nature in Ethical Life
Hegel on Second Nature in Ethical Life

Author: Andreja Novakovic

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-08-17

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1107175968

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This book investigates the roles of habit and reflection in Hegel's account of subjective freedom in an objectively rational social order.

The Founding Act of Modern Ethical Life
The Founding Act of Modern Ethical Life

Author: Ido Geiger

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780804754248

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It is well known that Hegel conceives of history as the gradual process of rational thought and of forms of political life. But he is usually thought to place himself at the end of this process. This book argues that an essential part of Hegel's historical-political thinking has escaped the notice of its interpreters.

Hegel's Concept of Action
Hegel's Concept of Action

Author: Michael Quante

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-06-21

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1139453742

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This book is an important gateway through which professional analytic philosophers and their students can come to understand the significance of Hegel's philosophy for contemporary theory of action. As such it will contribute to the erosion of the sterile barrier between the continental and analytic approaches to philosophy. Michael Quante focuses on what Hegel has to say about such central concepts as action, person and will, and then brings these views to bear on contemporary debates in analytic philosophy. Crisply written, this book will thus address the common set of preoccupations of analytic philosophers of mind and action, and Hegel specialists.

Hegel
Hegel

Author: Katerina Deligiorgi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-05

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1317493761

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Over the last decade renewed interest in Hegel's thought and its legacy, especially in Anglo-American philosophy, has combined with the publication of new critical editions of his work in German to underline the value of Hegel for contemporary philosophy. "Hegel: New Directions" takes stock of this re-evaluation and presents an assessment of current thinking on this seminal philosopher. Leading scholars, who have spearheaded the reappraisal, bring the history of philosophy into dialogue with contemporary philosophical questions. Drawing on a broad range of themes, the essays offer a critical and stimulating guide to Hegel's thought, whilst addressing central questions of contemporary philosophy in epistemology, ethics, political and social theory, religion, philosophy of nature and aesthetics.