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Individuals: the revisionary logic of Hegel's politics
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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:48 authored by Katerina DeligiorgiInterpretations of Hegel’s social and political thought tend to present Hegel as critic of modern individualism and defender of institutionalism or proto-communitarianism. Yet Hegel has praise for the historically emancipatory role of individualism and gives a positive role to individuals in his discussion of ethics and the state. Drawing on Hegel’s analysis of the category of ‘individual’ in his Logic, this chapter shows that Hegel criticizes the conception of ‘individual’ as a simple and argues instead that it is a term in need of specification or completion. Hegel’s revisionary logic of the category of ‘individual’ is both interesting in itself and useful as an interpretative tool, because it shows the consistency of his various statements about individuals in his practical philosophy.
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- Published
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Oxford University PressPage range
183-201Pages
282.0Book title
Hegel's political philosophy: on the normative significance of method and systemPlace of publication
Oxford, UKISBN
9780198778165Department affiliated with
- Philosophy Publications
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