Hegel's Critique of Liberalism: Rights in Context - Softcover

Steven B. Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226763501 ISBN 13: 9780226763507

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1991

Synopsis

In Hegel's Critique of Liberalism, Steven B. Smith examines Hegel's critique of rights-based liberalism and its relevance to contemporary political concerns. Smith argues that Hegel reformulated classic liberalism, preserving what was of value while rendering it more attentive to the dynamics of human history and the developmental structure of the moral personality. Hegel's goal, Smith suggests, was to find a way of incorporating both the ancient emphasis on the dignity and even architectonic character of political life with the modern concern for freedom, rights, and mutual recognition. Smith's insightful analysis reveals Hegel's relevance not only to contemporary political philosophers concerned with normative issues of liberal theory but also to political scientists who have urged a revival of the state as a central concept of political inquiry.

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About the Author

Steven B. Smith is the Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He is the author of four books, most recently Spinoza's Book of Life: Freedom and Redemption in the "Ethics."

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226763501
• ISBN 13: 9780226763507
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 251