Hegel Quote of the Day: "Thus culture alternates with destruction in human history. When culture has demolished inorganic nature long enough and has given...
OK Polona, I think I understand him. S. 70 of the Philosophy of Right is the relevant passage. There was a couple of typos in that paragraph ("this" in ...
... Neri, the Hegelian connection with Ecology may be approached under the heading of Unity, the Whole, and separateness. For Hegel, alienation is not simply...
Hegel was a realist, Andy, and did not try to candy-coat History. There were times in North European history when Genghis Khan and Tamerlane terrorized Europe...
He, he! You're quoting Marx I think with your observation about cheap goods. ... as in the way England subjugated India. Andy ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Andy Blunden MIA...
... Andy, did you think simply because I have emphasized Hegel's theology all these years that I'm unaware of the ocean of Marx's influence? Marx was wrong in...
I know I would never change your mind in a million years Paul, but I tell you, when I read Hegel's early System of Ethical Life I was astounded how this work ...
... That's an interesting viewpoint you have there, Andy. I would be willing to discuss this with you. ... Fair enough, Andy. ... I have a number of...
... For example, Hegel often referred to the "rabble", always (as we have discussed before) conflated peasantry/landed-aristocracy, bourgeoisie/working-class,...
... However, Andy, we should recall that Marx also spoke of the lumpen-proletariat -- that lower level of the working class that has fallen into crime to make...
Never mind your ideas about the inadvisabiliy of revolution, Paul, "self- emancipation" is an idea with basically ontological foundations. The self- ...
... Andy, I never said Revolution as such was inadvisable. The American Revolution and the French Revolution were difficult but ultimately successful. Can we...
Paul, I am not "criticising" Hegel, in the sense that I am saying that Hegel was not as good or as clever as someone else, I am simply saying that in the ...
... That's agreed Andy. Point well taken. ... I agree with that, Andy. My point was that when Hegel referred to the 'rabble,' he was not referring to the...
This e-list has been too inactive for too long. Perhaps if we ask about dialectical views about the recent Spanish election, or the forthcoming USA election,...
... From: Paul Edward Trejo Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:57 AM Subject: [hegel-os] The Elections of the West [...] ... I would be interested in some...
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Paul and Stephen's discussions of Hegel's idea of freedom and its possible application to Iraq strike me as potentially very interesting. What I think one...
... Stephen, I liked Dr. David MacGregor's assessment of Hegel's RIGHT in this regard. Hegel's induction of Civil Society is eminently logical; if we can say...
Dear Paul, I appreciate the quote from Bauer from the Owl of Minerva. It sounds like a lively journal, though it is not in any libraries near me. I would like...
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... Stephen, I'm not sure what you mean when you refer to my alleged, 'pro-religion stance.' The conflicts between the Religions for the past several thousand...
Hello everybody, can someone help me to understand what exactly is at stake in hegel's philosophy of right ? What is the main philosophical problem addressed...
... Dear Mr. Walidi, this is for many of us one of the most important books in Western Philosophy. It is a masterpiece. It is still read by Law Students in...
Hi, I am a student trying to figure out the extent of the influence of James Steuart's economic theories on Hegel as opposed to Smith's. Does anyone have any...
Carol, We already responded to you on the Hegel List. Also, the world-reknown Professor Peter G. Stillman invited you *personally* to engage him in a...
Carol, It's certainly a field of enquiry that I'd love to know more about. I understand that there was a book some years ago by someone named Wacsek (or ...
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Dear Stephen, It is, however, worth asking whether Hegel *preferred* some of Steuart's approach, or adopted some of his ideas, even though he knew Smith. Hegel...
Is it too controversial or risky to speak of the War in Iraq from the viewpoint of the Hegelian System? Are things so easy? Are they so difficult? Is it the ...
Paul, while I do agree that the question of religion is very important (and I do think that in future the concept of and relation between teh different...
Dear Paul, Dear List, this is just to remember that we discussed already similar questions last year in May (the initial thread was called "Zeitgeist 2003") ...