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Hegel on Self-Consciousness: Desire and Death in the Phenomenology of Spirit
Robert B. Pippin
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Description for Hegel on Self-Consciousness: Desire and Death in the Phenomenology of Spirit
hardcover. In the most influential chapter of his most important philosophical work, the "Phenomenology of Spirit", Hegel makes the central and disarming assertions that 'self-consciousness is desire itself' and that it attains its 'satisfaction' only in another self-consciousness. This book presents a fresh interpretation of these revolutionary claims. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
In the most influential chapter of his most important philosophical work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, Hegel makes the central and disarming assertions that self-consciousness is desire itself and that it attains its satisfaction only in another self-consciousness. Hegel on Self-Consciousness presents a groundbreaking new interpretation of these revolutionary claims, tracing their roots to Kant's philosophy and demonstrating their continued relevance for contemporary thought. As Robert Pippin shows, Hegel argues that we must understand Kant's account of the self-conscious nature of consciousness as a claim in practical philosophy, and that therefore we need radically different views of ... Read more
In the most influential chapter of his most important philosophical work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, Hegel makes the central and disarming assertions that self-consciousness is desire itself and that it attains its satisfaction only in another self-consciousness. Hegel on Self-Consciousness presents a groundbreaking new interpretation of these revolutionary claims, tracing their roots to Kant's philosophy and demonstrating their continued relevance for contemporary thought. As Robert Pippin shows, Hegel argues that we must understand Kant's account of the self-conscious nature of consciousness as a claim in practical philosophy, and that therefore we need radically different views of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Princeton Monographs in Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
261g
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691148519
SKU
V9780691148519
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About Robert B. Pippin
Robert B. Pippin is the Evelyn Stefansson Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought and in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. His books include Hegel's Practical Philosophy: Rational Agency as Ethical Life and Henry James and Modern Moral Life .
Reviews for Hegel on Self-Consciousness: Desire and Death in the Phenomenology of Spirit
Pippin, one of the finest contemporary scholars on Kant and post-Kantian German idealism, presents here two essays that focus on two of Hegel's claims
that self-consciousness is desire itself, and that it finds its satisfaction only in others... Pippin's essays provide a skillful interpretation of one of the most important parts of Hegel's corpus, and illuminate Phenomenology of Spirit as well ... Read more
that self-consciousness is desire itself, and that it finds its satisfaction only in others... Pippin's essays provide a skillful interpretation of one of the most important parts of Hegel's corpus, and illuminate Phenomenology of Spirit as well ... Read more