Overview
- The most detailed analysis of the structure and argument of Hegel's earliest writings since H.S. Harris' 1972 seminal work on the subject
- The first book-length account of the development and meaning of Hegel's concept of human flourishing
- Fills a long-neglected gap by providing a full discussion of the experiental dimension of Hegel's political thought
Part of the book series: Studies in German Idealism (SIGI, volume 7)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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THE DEVELOPMENT AND DECLINE OF AN ARISTOTELIAN IDEA OF THE GOOD LIFE, 1793 TO 1800
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FREEDOM AND THE COMPLETION OF ARISTOTELIAN VIRTUE, 1821
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About this book
In Hegel’s Idea of the Good Life, Joshua D. Goldstein presents the first book-length study of the development and meaning of Hegel’s account of human flourishing. This volume will be welcomed by philosophers and political theorists seeking to engage with the details of Hegel’s early and mature social thought.
By bringing Hegel’s earliest writings into dialogue with his Philosophy of Right, Goldstein argues that Hegel’s mature political philosophy should be understood as a response to his youthful failure to build a sustainable account of the good life upon the foundations of ancient virtue. This study reveals how Hegel’s mature response integrates ancient concerns for the well-ordered life and modern concerns for autonomy in a new, robust conception of selfhood that can be actualized across the full expanse of the modern political community.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hegel's Idea of the Good Life
Book Subtitle: From Virtue to Freedom, Early Writings and Mature Political Philosophy
Authors: Joshua D. Goldstein
Series Title: Studies in German Idealism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4192-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4191-4Published: 13 October 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7065-4Published: 22 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4192-1Published: 29 December 2005
Series ISSN: 1571-4764
Series E-ISSN: 2542-9868
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 256
Topics: History of Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Ethics, Philosophy of Man, Political Science