Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Subjectivity and Ethical Life
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9605-8
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 429 g

Reihe: Continuum Studies in Philosophy

Offers a re-assessment and overview of Hegel's philosophy of right, a key element of his political thought.

An important new book on a key figure in the history of philosophy.
- Provides a unique contribution to Hegel studies and the history of political thought.
- Hegel is a widely studied topic across the Philosophy discipline.

In this important new book, David James offers an innovative interpretation of a key element of Hegel's political thought. James seeks to identify the basic aims of Hegel's philosophy of right through an analysis of his approach to subjectivity. He argues that the basic aim of Hegel's philosophy of right is to accommodate subjectivity within a framework of universally valid ethical norms and that an analysis of how Hegel attempts to do this provides a key to understanding his philosophy of right. This in turn makes possible a highly unified interpretation of the project that determines the shape and structure of his theory of modern ethical life. The ways in which Hegel uses the term subjectivity have never before been analysed in sufficient detail. James shows that Hegel's understanding of this term depends very much on the context in which he is using it and by analysing this carefully shows that this concept is essentially related to his theory of freedom. This fascinating book offers a unified interpretation of Hegel’s philosophy of right and will make an important contribution to the study of Hegel's political thought.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Postgraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

James, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 19. Jahrhundert
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. The State of Nature
2. Subjectivity
3. Modern Ethical Life
4. The Rationality of Modern Ethical Life
5. Kant and Hegel on the Right of Rebellion

Über Autor(innen)

David James is Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada.