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Hegel's Social Ethics Molly Farneth

Hegel's Social Ethics By Molly Farneth

Hegel's Social Ethics by Molly Farneth


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Hegel's Social Ethics: Religion, Conflict, and Rituals of Reconciliation by Molly Farneth

Hegel's Social Ethics offers a fresh and accessible interpretation of G. W. F. Hegel's most famous book, the Phenomenology of Spirit. Drawing on important recent work on the social dimensions of Hegel's theory of knowledge, Molly Farneth shows how his account of how we know rests on his account of how we ought to live. Farneth argues that Hegel views conflict as an unavoidable part of living together, and that his social ethics involves relationships and social practices that allow people to cope with conflict and sustain hope for reconciliation. Communities create, contest, and transform their norms through these relationships and practices, and Hegel's model for them are often the interactions and rituals of the members of religious communities. The book's close readings reveal the ethical implications of Hegel's discussions of slavery, Greek tragedy, early modern culture wars, and confession and forgiveness. The book also illuminates how contemporary democratic thought and practice can benefit from Hegelian insights. Through its sustained engagement with Hegel's ideas about conflict and reconciliation, Hegel's Social Ethics makes an important contribution to debates about how to live well with religious and ethical disagreement.

Hegel's Social Ethics Reviews

"Engaging and humane."---Robert Stern, Mind
"The clearest reading of Hegel ever published in English."---Martin Kavka, Modern Theology

About Molly Farneth

Molly Farneth is assistant professor of religion at Haverford College.

Table of Contents

Preface ix A Note on Primary Texts xiii 1 Social Ethics in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit 1 2 Tragedy and the Social Construction of Norms 13 3 Culture War and the Appeal to Authority 35 4 Rituals of Reconciliation 54 5 Religion, Philosophy, and the Absolute 81 6 Commitment, Conversation, and Contestation 101 7 Democratic Authority through Conf lict and Reconciliation 115 Notes 133 Bibliography 151 Index 159

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GOR013557422
9780691171906
0691171904
Hegel's Social Ethics: Religion, Conflict, and Rituals of Reconciliation by Molly Farneth
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Princeton University Press
2017-08-02
184
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