Hegel's Concept of Action

A book about the importance of Hegel's philosophy to contemporary theory of action.

Michael Quante (Author), Dean Moyar (Translated by)

9780521826938, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 June 2004

216 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.49 kg

'The book is exceptionally clear and well-written, the project is original and provocative, and the contribution to our understanding of both Hegel and agency is substantial.' Wayne Martin, University of California, San Diego

This book is an important gateway through which professional analytic philosophers and their students can come to understand the significance of Hegel's philosophy for contemporary theory of action. As such it will contribute to the erosion of the sterile barrier between the continental and analytic approaches to philosophy. Michael Quante focuses on what Hegel has to say about such central concepts as action, person and will, and then brings these views to bear on contemporary debates in analytic philosophy. Crisply written, this book will thus address the common set of preoccupations of analytic philosophers of mind and action, and Hegel specialists.

Preface to the English edition
Abbreviations used in the text
Introduction
Part I. The Subjective Will: 1. Conceptual presuppositions: person and subject
2. Intentionality: the form of subjective freedom
3. Recapitulation
Part II. The Action: 4. The form of the action
5. The content of the action
Part III. Concluding Remarks
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Philosophy of mind [HPM], Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism [HPCF5], History of Western philosophy [HPC]