Hegel, Logic and Speculation (Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350243701 ISBN 13: 9781350243705

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

Synopsis

This book offers new critical perspectives on the relationship between the notions of speculation, logic and reality in Hegel’s thought as basis for his philosophical account of nature, history, spirit and human experience. The systematic functions of logic and pure thought are explored in their concrete forms and processual progression from subjective spirit to philosophy of right, society, the notion of habit, the idea of work, art, religion and science. Engaging the relation between the Logic and its realisations, this book shows the internal tension that inhabits Hegel’s philosophy at the intersection of logical (conceptual) speculation and concrete (interpretative) analysis. The investigation of this tension allows for a hermeneutical approach that demystifies the common view of Hegel’s idealism as a form of abstract thought, while allowing for a new assessment of the importance of speculation for a concrete understanding of the world.

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About the Author

Paolo Diego Bubbio is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Western Sydney University, Australia.

Alessandro De Cesaris is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Turin, Italy.

Maurizio Pagano is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Eastern Piedmont (Vercelli), Director of the Centre ‘Luigi Pareyson’ (Turin) and of the Hegel Studies Lab (Vercelli), Italy.

Hager Weslati is Senior Lecturer in Critical Theory and Media at Kingston University, London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350243701
• ISBN 13: 9781350243705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Bubbio Paolo Diego