Freedom And Tradition In Hegel
Subtitle: Reconsidering Anthropology, Ethics, And Religion
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: July 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780268033682
Subjects: Western philosophy, c 1800 to c 1900; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; History & Surveys - 19th Century; Religious; 1770-1831; Ethics; Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich; Liberty; Tradition (Philosophy); Vorlesungen uber die Philosop; Philosophy
First sentence: Hegel was not simply a theoretical philosopher concerned with the problems of the logic who-as an afterthought-tried to draw out implications for political and religious questions.
Description: "Freedom and Tradition in Hegel stands at the intersection of three vital currents in contemporary ethics: debates over philosophical anthropology and its significance for ethics, reevaluations of tradition and modernity, and a resurgence of interest in Hegel. Thomas A. Lewis engages these three streams of thought in light of Hegel's recently published Vorlesungen uber die Philosophie des Geistes. Drawing extensively on these lectures, Lewis addresses an important lacuna in Hegelian scholarship by first providing a systematic analysis of Hegel's philosophical anthropology and then examining its fundamental role in Hegel's ethical and religious thought." "This fresh interpretation of Hegel's work provides a challenging new perspective on his ethical and religious thought. It will be of significant value to students and scholars in religious studies, philosophy, and political theory."--Jacket.