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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449841503321

Autore

Russon John Edward <1960->

Titolo

Reading Hegel's Phenomenology [[electronic resource] /] / John Russon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612072307

1-282-07230-7

0-253-11037-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Collana

Studies in Continental thought

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-289) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Sense, time, and my meaning -- From perception to philosophy -- Understanding : things, forces, and the body -- Death and desire in Hegel's epistemology : the form of Hegel's argument -- Reading and the body -- Hermeneutical pressure : intersubjectivity and objectivity -- The "freedom of self-consciousness" and early modern epistemology -- Reason and dualism -- Spirit and skepticism -- The contradictions of moral life : Hegel's critique of Kant -- Selfhood, conscience, and dialectic -- The ritual basis of self-identity -- Vision and image in Hegel's system -- Deciding to read : on the horizon (of Christianity) -- Absolute knowing : the structure and project of Hegel's system of science.

Sommario/riassunto

In Reading Hegel's Phenomenology, John Russon uses the theme of reading                to clarify the methods, premises, evidence, reasoning, and conclusions developed in                Hegel's seminal text. Russon's approach facilitates comparing major sections and                movements of the text, and demonstrates that each section of Phenomenology of Spirit                stands independently in its focus on the themes of human experience. Along the way,                Russon considers the rich relevance of Hegel's philosophy to understanding other key                Western philosop