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Hegel's Political Philosophy
Mark Tunick
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Description for Hegel's Political Philosophy
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
To scholars of Western intellectual history Hegel is one of the most important of all political thinkers, but politicians and other "down-to-earth" persons see his speculative philosophy as far removed from their immediate concerns. Put off by his difficult terminology, many participants in practical politics may also believe that Hegel's idealism unduly legitimates the status quo. By examining his justification of legal punishment, this book introduces a Hegel quite different from these preconceptions: an acute critic of social practices. Mark Tunick draws on recently published but still untranslated lectures of Hegel's philosophy of right to take us to the core ... Read more
To scholars of Western intellectual history Hegel is one of the most important of all political thinkers, but politicians and other "down-to-earth" persons see his speculative philosophy as far removed from their immediate concerns. Put off by his difficult terminology, many participants in practical politics may also believe that Hegel's idealism unduly legitimates the status quo. By examining his justification of legal punishment, this book introduces a Hegel quite different from these preconceptions: an acute critic of social practices. Mark Tunick draws on recently published but still untranslated lectures of Hegel's philosophy of right to take us to the core ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691637297
SKU
V9780691637297
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Reviews for Hegel's Political Philosophy
"This ambitious, highly readable work explores important questions concerning how Hegel's political philosophy is to be taken as well as offering a valuable commentary on Hegel's treatment of specific legal issues."
Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain
Bulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain