Hegel and the Art of Negation - Negativity, Creativity and Contemporary Thought (Paperback)

Why is the philosopher Hegel returning as a potent force in contemporary thinking? Why, after a long period when Hegel and his dialectics of history have seemed less compelling than they were for previous generations of philosophers, is study of Hegel again becoming important? Fashionably contemporary theorists like Francis Fukuyama and Slavoj Zizek, as well as radical theologians like Thomas Altizer, have all recently been influenced by Hegel, the philosopher whose philosophy seems somehow perennial - or, to borrow an idea from Nietzsche, eternally returning. Exploring this revival via the notion of 'negation' in Hegelian thought, and relating such negativity to sophisticated ideas about art and artistic creation, Andrew Hass argues that the notion of Hegelian negation moves us into an expansive territory where art, religion and philosophy may all be radically reconceived and broken open into new forms of philosophical expression. The implications of such a revived Hegelian philosophy are, the author argues, vast and current. Hegel thereby becomes the philosopher par excellence who can address vital issues in politics, economics, war and violence, leading to a new form of globalised ethics. Hass makes a bold and original contribution to religion, philosophy and the history of ideas.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	December 2013
Authors:	Andrew W. Hass
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-78076-558-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > Theory of art Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, c 1600 to c 1800 Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, c 1600 to c 1800 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78076-558-4
Barcode:	9781780765587

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