Understanding Hegelianism

Explores the ways in which Hegelian and anti-Hegelian currents of thought have shaped some of the most significant movements in twentieth-century European philosophy, particularly the traditions of critical theory, existentialism, Marxism and poststructuralism.

Informationen zum Autor Robert Sinnerbrink Klappentext "Understanding Hegelianism" explores the ways in which Hegelian and anti-Hegelian currents of thought have shaped some of the most significant movements in twentieth-century European philosophy, particularly the traditions of critical theory, existentialism, Marxism and poststructuralism. The first part of the book examines Kierkegaard's existentialism and Marx's materialism, which present two defining poles of subsequent Hegelian and anti-Hegelian movements. The second part looks at the contrasting critiques of Hegel by Lukacs and Heidegger, which set the stage for the appropriation of Hegelian themes in German critical theory and the anti-Hegelian turn in French poststructuralism. The role of Hegelian themes in the work of Adorno, Habermas and Honneth are explored. In the third part, the rich tradition of Hegelianism in modern French philosophy is considered - the work of Wahl, Kojeve, Hyppolite, Lefebvre, Sartre, de Beauvoir as well as the radical critique of Hegelianism articulated by Derrida and Deleuze. Although the focus is primarily on German and French appropriations of Hegelian thought, the author also explores some of the recent developments in Anglophone Hegelianism. Zusammenfassung Explores the ways in which Hegelian and anti-Hegelian currents of thought have shaped some of the most significant movements in twentieth-century European philosophy, particularly the traditions of critical theory, existentialism, Marxism and poststructuralism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Hegel and the Enlightenment Part I The adventures of Hegelianism 1. Introducing Hegelian idealism 2. Adventures in Hegelianism Part II German Hegelianism 3. Reification and metaphysics: Lukacs and Heidegger 4. Enlightenment, domination and non-identity: Adorno's negative dialectics 5. Modernity, intersubjectivity and recognition: Habermas and Honneth Part III French Hegelianism 6. French Hegelianism and its discontents: Wahl, Kojeve, Hyppolite 7. Between existentialism and Marxism: Sartre, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty 8. Deconstructing Hegelianism: Deleuze, Derrida and the question of difference Conclusion: the future of Hegelianism Questions for discussion and revision Further reading References Index...

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Robert Sinnerbrink

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"Understanding Hegelianism" explores the ways in which Hegelian and anti-Hegelian currents of thought have shaped some of the most significant movements in twentieth-century European philosophy, particularly the traditions of critical theory, existentialism, Marxism and poststructuralism. The first part of the book examines Kierkegaard's existentialism and Marx's materialism, which present two defining poles of subsequent Hegelian and anti-Hegelian movements. The second part looks at the contrasting critiques of Hegel by Lukacs and Heidegger, which set the stage for the appropriation of Hegelian themes in German critical theory and the anti-Hegelian turn in French poststructuralism. The role of Hegelian themes in the work of Adorno, Habermas and Honneth are explored. In the third part, the rich tradition of Hegelianism in modern French philosophy is considered - the work of Wahl, Kojeve, Hyppolite, Lefebvre, Sartre, de Beauvoir as well as the radical critique of Hegelianism articulated by Derrida and Deleuze. Although the focus is primarily on German and French appropriations of Hegelian thought, the author also explores some of the recent developments in Anglophone Hegelianism.

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Preface Abbreviations Introduction: Hegel and the Enlightenment Part I The adventures of Hegelianism 1. Introducing Hegelian idealism 2. Adventures in Hegelianism Part II German Hegelianism 3. Reification and metaphysics: Lukacs and Heidegger 4. Enlightenment, domination and non-identity: Adorno's negative dialectics 5. Modernity, intersubjectivity and recognition: Habermas and Honneth Part III French Hegelianism 6. French Hegelianism and its discontents: Wahl, Kojeve, Hyppolite 7. Between existentialism and Marxism: Sartre, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty 8. Deconstructing Hegelianism: Deleuze, Derrida and the question of difference Conclusion: the future of Hegelianism Questions for discussion and revision Further reading References Index