Hegel's History of Philosophy

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This volume approaches the study of Hegel's History of Philosophy from a variety of angles, while centering on Hegel's Berlin "Lectures on the History of Philosophy" (1819–1831), which were given to students and later published. The lectures address most fundamentally what philosophy is—the philosophy of philosophy, so to speak. The contributors treat many significant and topical issues, including: discussions of Hegel's overall idea of a history of philosophy; his treatment of various philosophers and philosophical views from the historical tradition; and the role of Hegel's own philosophical system as a culmination in the development of philosophy historically. This unique collection provides incisive and provocative analyses on an area of study that until now has not garnered as much attention as it deserves.
Acknowledgments

Introduction
David A. Duquette

Part I. Method, Beginnings, and Perspective in Hegel's History of Philosophy

1. Hegel's Method for a History of Philosophy: The Berlin Introductions to the Lectures on the History of Philosophy (1819-1831)
Angelica Nuzzo

2. With What Must the History of Philosophy Begin? Hegel's Role in the Debate on the Place of India within the History of Philosophy
Robert Bernasconi

3. The Dawning of Desire: Hegel's Logical History of Philosophy and Politics
Andrew Fiala

Part II. Accounts of the Philosophical Tradition in Hegel

4. Hegel on Socrates and Irony
Robert R. Williams

5. Ancient Skepticism and Systematic Philosophy
Will Dudley

6. The Historicity of Philosophy and the Role of Skepticism
Tanja Staehler

7. The Place of Rousseau in Hegel's System
Allegra De Laurentiis

8. Hegel Between Spinoza and Derrida
Merold Westphal

Part III. System, Progress, and Culmination in Hegel

9. Systematicity and Experience: Hegel and the Function of the History of Philosophy
Kevin Thompson

10. Is There Progress in the History of Philosophy?
Vittorio Hosle

11. The "End of History" Revisited: Kantian Reason, Hegelian Spirit, and the History of Philosophy
Jere Paul O'Neill Surber

Contributors

Index

Sujets

• History of philosophy

Informations

• Publié par: State University of New York Press
• Date de parution: 01 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780791487747
• Langue: English

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Hegel’s History of Philosophy

SUNY series in Hegelian Studies William Desmond, editor

Hegel’s History of Philosophy

New Interpretations ❧

Edited by David A. Duquette

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Hegel’s History of philosophy : new interpretations / edited by David A. Duquette. p. cm. — (SUNY series in Hegelian studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0791455432 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0791455440 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770–1831. Einleitung in die Geschichte der Philosophie. I. Duquette, David A. II. Series.

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Acknowledgments Introduction David A. Duquette

Contents

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Part I. Method, Beginnings, and Perspective in Hegel’s History of Philosophy

Chapter 1.Hegel’s Method for a History of Philosophy: The Berlin Introductions to theLectures on the History of Philosophy (1819–1831) Angelica Nuzzo Chapter 2.With What Must the History of Philosophy Begin? Hegel’s Role in the Debate on the Place of India within the History of Philosophy Robert Bernasconi Chapter 3.The Dawning of Desire: Hegel’s Logical History of Philosophy and Politics Andrew Fiala

Part II. Accounts of the Philosophical Tradition in Hegel

Chapter 4.Hegel on Socrates and Irony Robert R. Williams Chapter 5.Ancient Skepticism and Systematic Philosophy Will Dudley Chapter 6.The Historicity of Philosophy and the Role of Skepticism Tanja Staehler

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Chapter 7.The Place of Rousseau in Hegel’s System Allegra De Laurentiis Chapter 8.Hegel Between Spinoza and Derrida Merold Westphal

Part III. System, Progress, and Culmination in Hegel

Chapter 9.and Experience: Hegel and the Function Systematicity of the History of Philosophy Kevin Thompson Chapter 10. Is There Progress in the History of Philosophy? Vittorio Hösle Chapter 11.The “End of History” Revisited: Kantian Reason, Hegelian Spirit, and the History of Philosophy Jere Paul O’Neill Surber

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Acknowledgments

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The essays collected in this volume were first presented at the sixteenth biennial meeting of the Hegel Society of America, held in New York City at Fordham University, October 20–22, 2000. I wish to thank Michael Baur for hosting the conference and Fordham University for its support. I also would like to express my appreciation to Christine Krzyzewski who assisted me both with the conference and the manuscript preparation.

De Pere, Wisconsin

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Introduction

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David A. Duquette

It seems fair to say that the discipline of the history of philosophy has been somewhat out of fashion. This is due likely not only to the influence of the “analytic turn” in AngloAmerican philosophy or the postmodern move ment in continental philosophy but also, at least recently, to the increasing pedagogical emphasis on “doing” rather than merely “studying” philosophy. There appears to be a presumption that in merely studying the history of philosophy a student will become basically a passive observer or witness to the thoughts of the great philosophers but will not him or herself be an engaged participant in philosophical thinking. Socrates often enough is held up as a model of the actively engaged philosopher and the Socratic method is touted in many academic disciplines, in addition to philosophy proper. One can wonder whether the fashionable appropriation of the thinker Socrates is aimed at enhancing an appreciation for the pursuit of truth or whether it is actually motivated by a desire of sophistical wisdom, such as a desire for strategies of persuasion that fulfill goals of popular culture, e.g., becoming a successful marketer, leader, innovator, etc. We are witness to a crass “instrumentalization” of knowledge that turns the value of philosophy into a means of empowering individuals, in the sense that philosophy might be advertised as ideal preparation for the pursuit of a law degree or some other profession that requires a command of logic and argument, or as a personal tool for developing the capacity to see through the sophistry of others so that one is less likely to be hoodwinked by scam artists, phony gurus, or others (including our politicians?) who prey on human naiveté and ignorance. Per

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