Dialectics, Politics, and the Contemporary Value of Hegel's Practical Philosophy

by Buchwalter; Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780415806107
• ISBN10: 0415806100
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book explores and details the actuality (Aktualität) of Hegel's social and political philosophy--its relevance, topicality, presence, and contemporary validity. It asserts--against the assumptions of those in a wide range of traditions--that Hegel's thought not only remains relevant to debates in current social and political theory, but is capable of productively enhancing and enriching those debates. The book is divided into three main sections. Part I considers the actuality of Hegel's social and political thought in the context of a constructed dialogues with later social and political theorists, including Marx, Adorno, Habermas, and Rawls. Part II explores Hegel's internal criticism of Enlightenment rationality as well as the unique manner in which his thought reaffirms both the classical tradition of politics and the Christian conception of freedom in order to deepen and further develop our understanding of modernity and modern secularity. And, Part III considers Hegel's contribution to current theorizing about globalization.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction: Dialectics, Politics, and the Contemporary Value of Hegel's Practical Philosophy	p. 1
Normative Political Theory in Dialogue
Hegel, Marx, and the Concept of Immanent Critique	p. 41
Hegel, Adorno, and the Concept of Transcendent Critique	p. 61
Law, Culture, and Constitutionalism: Remarks on Hegel and Habermas	p. 83
Political Pluralism in Hegel and Rawls	p. 97
Modernity and Secularity
Hegel and the Doctrine of Expressivism	p. 113
Hegel, Hobbes, Kant, and the Scienticization of Practical Philosophy	p. 138
Hegel's Concept of Virtue	p. 155
Political Theology and Modern Republicanism: Hegel's Conception of the State as an "Earthly Divinity"	p. 181
Globality, Global Justice, and Interculturalism
Hegel's Conception of an "International 'We'ö	p. 201
Hegel, Global Justice, and the Logic of Recognition	p. 214
Is Hegel's Philosophy of History Eurocentric?	p. 236
Notes	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 317
About the Author	p. 333
Index	p. 335
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