Self-comprehension and personhood : an examination of the normative basis of Hegel's political philosophy

This thesis defends a novel interpretation of the normative foundations of Hegel's mature social and political philosophy. It argues that autonomous agency is grounded in a drive to comprehend ourselves, which gives us an aim to which we are inescapably committed as agents. It argues that this...

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Main Author: Carter, Timothy Robert
Published: University of Sussex 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.687092