Hegel's Idea of Freedom

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-19-925156-8
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 333 g

Reihe: Oxford Philosophical Monographs

Alan Patten offers the first full-length treatment in English of Hegel's idea of freedom-his theory of what it is to be free and his account of the social and political contexts in which this freedom is developed, realized, and sustained. Freedom is the value that Hegel most greatly admired and the central organizing concept of his social philosophy.

Patten's investigation illuminates and resolves a number of central questions concerning Hegel's ethics and political theory. Is Hegel's outlook unacceptably conservative? Can freedom be equated with rational self-determination? Is there any special connection between freedom and citizenship? By offering interpretations of Hegel's views on these and other questions, Patten develops an original 'civic humanist' reading of Hegel's social philosophy that restores to its proper, central place

Hegel's idea of freedom.

The book is written in a clear and jargon-free style and will be of interest to anyone concerned with Hegel's ethical, social, and political thought and the sources of contemporary ideas about freedom, community, and the state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Patten, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Alan Patten is Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal. He was previously Lecturer in Politics at the University of Exeter.