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- Tragedy in Hegel's Early Theological Writings
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion
summary
Tragedy plays a central role in Hegel's early writings on theology and politics. Hegel's overarching aim in these texts is to determine the kind of mythology that would best complement religious and political freedom in modernity. Peter Wake claims that, for Hegel at this early stage, ancient Greek tragedy provided the model for such a mythology and suggested a way to oppose the rigid hierarchies and authoritarianism that characterized Europe of his day. Wake follows Hegel as he develops his idea of the essence of Christianity and its relation to the distinctly tragic expression of beauty found in Greek mythology.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xiv
- Part 1: Positivity and the Concrete Idea of Freedom
- Two: On Expansion
- pp. 54-96
- Part 2: The Spirit of Withdrawal
- Four: Withdrawal and Exile
- pp. 136-168
- Five: Dialectic of Love
- pp. 169-202
- Bibliography
- pp. 239-248
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253012616
Related ISBN(s)
9780253012517
MARC Record
OCLC
875291113
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2014-05-07
Language
English
Open Access
No