Modern theory needs a history lesson. Neither Marx nor Nietzsche
first gave us theory - Hegel did. To support this contention,
Andrew Cole's The Birth of Theory presents a refreshingly clear and
lively account of the origins and legacy of Hegel's dialectic as
theory. Cole explains how Hegel boldly broke from modern philosophy
when he adopted medieval dialectical habits of thought to fashion
his own dialectic. While his contemporaries rejected premodern
dialectic as outdated dogma, Hegel embraced both its emphasis on
language as thought and its fascination with the categories of
identity and difference, creating what we now recognize as theory,
distinct from systematic philosophy. Hegel also used this dialectic
to expose the persistent archaism of modern life itself, Cole
shows, establishing a method of social analysis that has influenced
everyone from Marx and the nineteenth-century Hegelians, to
Nietzsche and Bakhtin, all the way to Deleuze and Jameson. By
uncovering these theoretical filiations across time, The Birth of
Theory will not only change the way we read Hegel, but also the way
we think about the histories of theory. With chapters that
powerfully reanimate the overly familiar topics of ideology,
commodity fetishism, and political economy, along with a
groundbreaking reinterpretation of Hegel's famous master/slave
dialectic, The Birth of Theory places the disciplines of
philosophy, literature, and history in conversation with one
another in an unprecedented way.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2014 |
First published: |
June 2014 |
Authors: |
Andrew Cole
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Dimensions: |
152 x 228 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-13542-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-226-13542-X |
Barcode: |
9780226135427 |
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