Finding freedom
Subtitle: Hegelian philosophy and the emancipation of women
By: Sara MacDonald.
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas -- 45
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780773533752
Subjects: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, -- 1770-1831; Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, -- 1770-1831; Liberty -- Philosophy; Human rights; Family -- Philosophy; Women's rights; State, The; Liberté -- Philosophie; Droits de l'homme (Droit international); Famille -- Philosophie; Femmes -- Droits; État
Description: "In an era of political cynicism and apathy, Finding Freedom seeks to strengthen modern political life, arguing that Hegel's understanding of the true nature ofhuman freedom - one that promotes equality can be grounds for reinvigorating both the family and the political community."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index.
Table of contents: title: A Hegelian contradiction: seeking a poetic solution; title: Sophocles' Antigone: a tragic imbalance; title: Hegel's Antigone: ethical life in the Phenomenology of spirit; title: The Philosophy of right: a new ethical order; title: A midsummer night's dream: Antigone reformed; title: Conclusion: Hegel in the contemporary world.