Seminar in German Philosophy (414-0-20)

Topic

Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Instructors

Mark Alznauer
847/491-2559
Kresge 3-417

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-415: Mon 3:00PM - 5:50PM

Overview of class

This course will involve a close reading of Hegel's Elements of the Philosophy of Right (1820). The Philosophy of Right is both the most accessible entry points into Hegel's mature thought and one of the greatest works in the history of European political philosophy. We will focus on the basic argumentative structure of the work, paying particular attention to Hegel's unprecedented synthesis of normative and historical claims.

Learning Objectives

To comprehend the state as an inherently rational entity, to recognize reason as the rose in the cross of the present, and to achieve reconciliation with actuality.

Class Materials (Required)

Class materials must be purchased.

ELEMENTS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF RIGHT G. W. F. HEGEL Translated by H. B. Nisbet Edited by Allen W. Wood Cambridge University Press, 1991 0-521-34888-9

Class Materials (Suggested)

FOUNDATIONS OF HEGEL'S SOCIAL THEORY FREDERICK NEUHOUSER, Harvard University Press, 2000 0-674-01124-4; HEGEL'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY, ROBERT B. PIPPIN Cambridge University Press. 2008 978-0-521-72872-0; HEGEL'S ETHICAL THOUGHT. ALLEN W. WOOD Cambridge University Press, 1990 0-521-37782-X

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for Graduate Students.