Allen Speight argues that behind Hegel's extraordinary appeal to literature in the Phenomenology of Spirit lies a philosophical project concerned with understanding human agency in the modern world. It shows that Hegel looked to three literary genres--tragedy, comedy, and the romantic novel--as offering privileged access to three moments of human agency: retrospectivity, theatricality, and forgiveness. Taking full account of the authors that Hegel himself refers to (Sophocles, Diderot, Schlegel, Jacobi), Allen Speight has written a book with a broad appeal to both philosophers and literary...
Allen Speight argues that behind Hegel's extraordinary appeal to literature in the Phenomenology of Spirit lies a philosophical project concerned with...
What are the moral obligations of participants and bystanders during and inthe wake of a conflict? How have theoretical understandings of justice, peace and responsibility changed in the face of contemporary realities of war?Drawing on the work of leading scholars in thefields of philosophy, political theory, international law, religious studies and peace studies, the collection significantly advances current literature onwar, justice and post-conflict reconciliation. Contributors address some of the most pressing issues of international and civil conflict, including the tension between...
What are the moral obligations of participants and bystanders during and inthe wake of a conflict? How have theoretical understandings of justice, pea...
What are the moral obligations of participants and bystanders during and inthe wake of a conflict? How have theoretical understandings of justice, peace and responsibility changed in the face of contemporary realities of war?Drawing on the work of leading scholars in thefields of philosophy, political theory, international law, religious studies and peace studies, the collection significantly advances current literature onwar, justice and post-conflict reconciliation. Contributors address some of the most pressing issues of international and civil conflict, including the tension between...
What are the moral obligations of participants and bystanders during and inthe wake of a conflict? How have theoretical understandings of justice, pea...
This notable collection provides an interdisciplinary platform for prominent thinkers who have all made significant recent contributions to exploring the nexus of philosophy and narrative. It includes the latest assessments of several key positions in the current philosophical debate. These perspectives underpin a range of thematic strands exploring the influence of narrative on notions of selfhood, identity, temporal experience, and the emotions, among others. Drawing from the humanities, literature, history and religious studies, as well as philosophy, the volume opens with papers on...
This notable collection provides an interdisciplinary platform for prominent thinkers who have all made significant recent contributions to exploring ...
This new volume gives discursive shape to several key facets of the relationship among politics, theology and religious thought. Powerfully relevant to a wealth of further academic disciplines including history, law and the humanities, it sharpens the contours of our understanding in a live and evolving field. It charts the mechanisms by which, contrary to the avowed secularism of many of today's polities, theology and religion have often, and sometimes profoundly, shaped political discourse. By augmenting this broader analysis with a selection of authoritative papers focusing on the...
This new volume gives discursive shape to several key facets of the relationship among politics, theology and religious thought. Powerfully relevan...
