Hegel's Idea of Freedom - Couverture rigide

Patten, Alan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198237707 ISBN 13 : 9780198237709

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Freedom is the value that Hegel most greatly admired and the central organizing concept of his social philosophy. 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.

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 Hegels 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198237707
• ISBN 13: 9780198237709
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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