Hegel's theory of responsibility /Mark Alznauer.

By:

Alznauer, Mark [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781139939614
9781316248317

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

B2948 .H444 2015

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Subject: "A crucial aspect of Hegel's practical philosophy is his theory of responsibility. This theory is both original and radical in its emphasis on the role and importance of social and historical conditions as a context for our actions. This location of human action within a social, historical and institutional framework is an important philosophical development but the details of the theory are subject to debate, and even those most influenced by Hegel's emphasis on sociality have not agreed on exactly what its value is. Mark Alznauer offers the first book-length account of the structure of the theory and its place within Hegel's thought as a whole. The reader is carefully walked through the psychological, social, and historical aspects of responsibility in Hegel's texts. The book demonstrates that attention to the concept of responsibility reveals the true nature and function of Hegel's claims about the sociality of human action"--

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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	B2948 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn903391341

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"A crucial aspect of Hegel's practical philosophy is his theory of responsibility. This theory is both original and radical in its emphasis on the role and importance of social and historical conditions as a context for our actions. This location of human action within a social, historical and institutional framework is an important philosophical development but the details of the theory are subject to debate, and even those most influenced by Hegel's emphasis on sociality have not agreed on exactly what its value is. Mark Alznauer offers the first book-length account of the structure of the theory and its place within Hegel's thought as a whole. The reader is carefully walked through the psychological, social, and historical aspects of responsibility in Hegel's texts. The book demonstrates that attention to the concept of responsibility reveals the true nature and function of Hegel's claims about the sociality of human action"--

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The actualization of the will; 2. Responsibility and innocence; 3. Action and the spheres of right; 4. The inner-outer thesis; 5. Transcending responsibility.

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