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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827456703321

Autore

James David <1966->

Titolo

Hegel's philosophy of right : subjectivity and ethical life / / David James

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

1-283-20792-3

9786613207920

1-4411-9713-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in philosophy

Disciplina

320.011

Soggetti

Law - Philosophy

Natural law

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 (pages [151]-154) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Emergence of Subjectivity in the State of Nature; Chapter 2: Subjectivity; Chapter 3: Modern Ethical Life; Chapter 4: The Rationality of Modern Ethical Life; Chapter 5: Kant and Hegel on the Right of Rebellion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this important new book, David James offers an innovative interpretation of a key element of Hegel's political thought. James seeks to identify the basic aims of Hegel's philosophy of right through an analysis of his approach to subjectivity. He argues that the basic aim of Hegel's philosophy of right is to accommodate subjectivity within a framework of universally valid ethical norms and that an analysis of how Hegel attempts to do this provides a key to understanding his philosophy of right. This in turn makes possible a highly unified interpretation of the project that determines the sha