Hegel''s Theory of Responsibility

The first book-length treatment of a central concept in Hegel's practical philosophy - the theory of responsibility.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The actualization of the will; 2. Responsibility and innocence; 3. Action and the spheres of right; 4. The inner-outer thesis; 5. Transcending responsibility.

About the author

Mark Alznauer is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, Illinois.

Summary

The first book-length treatment of a central concept in Hegel's practical philosophy - the theory of responsibility. This theory is both original and radical in its emphasis on the role and importance of social and historical conditions as a context for our actions.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Alznauer, Mark (Northwestern University Alznauer, Alznauer Mark
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.02.2015
• EAN: 9781107078123
• ISBN: 978-1-107-07812-3
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Germany, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, c 1800 to c 1900, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards