Hegel, Nietzsche, and Philosophy
Thinking Freedom
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:8th Aug '02
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This study explores the theme of freedom in the philosophy of Hegel and Nietzsche.
This challenging study explores the theme of freedom in the philosophy of Hegel and Nietzsche. In the first half Will Dudley sets Hegel's Philosophy of Right within a larger systematic account and deploys the Logic to interpret it. The author shows that freedom involves not only the establishment of certain social and political institutions but also the practice of philosophy itself. In the second half, he reveals how Nietzsche's discussions of decadence, nobility and tragedy map on to an analysis of freedom that critiques heteronomous choice and Kantian autonomy, and ultimately issues in a positive conception of liberation. In boldly bringing Hegel and Nietzsche together into a conversation, something that is rarely attempted, Will Dudley has developed a set of interpretations that will be of considerable importance to students of these philosophers, and more generally to political theorists and historians of ideas.
'Dudley has produced well researched and documented interpretations of two of the most difficult philosophers in the history of philosophy.' Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain
'Lucidly presented and remarkably original … a very well researched and thoughtful study.' Heythrop Journal
ISBN: 9780521812504
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
Weight: 680g
346 pages