The Philosophy and Politics of Bruno Bauer

A comprehensive study in English of Bruno Bauer, leading Hegelian philosopher of the 1840s.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction: 'the friend of freedom'; Part I. Foundations: Aesthetics, Ethics and Republicanism: 1. 'The idea is life': Bauer's aesthetics and political thought; 2. 'Free means ethical': idealism, history and critical theory; Part II. Judging the Old Order: 3. 'The other of itself': the critique of the religious consciousness; 4. 'Revolution and the Republic': the state and self-consciousness; Part III. The Emancipatory Project: 5. 'Only the ought is true': Hegel, self-consciousness and revolution; 6. 'To the people belongs the future': universal right and history; Part IV. Judging the Revolutionary Movement: 7. 'The fire of criticism': revolutionary dynamics, 1843-8; 8. 'The republic of self-consciousness': revolutionary politics in 1848; Epilogue: after the revolution: the conclusion of the Christian-Germanic age; Appendix: Bruno Bauer, 'On the Principles of the Beautiful' (1829); Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

A comprehensive study in English of Bruno Bauer, a leading Hegelian philosopher of the 1840s. Inspired by the philosophy of Hegel, Bauer led an intellectual revolution that influenced Marx and shaped modern secular humanism.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Moggach
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9780521819770
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81977-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 647 g
• Series: Modern European Philosophy (Ha
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education