Hegel and the Tradition: Essays in Honour of H.S. Harris (Toronto Studies in Philosophy)

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) is considered a philosopher of the Tradition, both in the sense that his work is rooted in the political, artistic, religious, and philosophical traditions of European culture and in the sense that he takes up the notion of tradition as an object of philosophical investigation. This collection examines Hegel's philosophy as it bears on the meaning and relevance of tradition – historical, legal, aesthetic, religious, and philosophical. The thirteen original essays draw upon and celebrate the work of H.S. Harris, who is considered by many to be the most influential interpreter of Hegel in the English-speaking world. The collection as a whole examines Hegel's rich and nuanced relation to his own traditions, including his creative reworking of the legacies of Greece, Rome, Christianity, the Middle Ages, early modernity, and his immediate predecessors. It also shows how Hegel's thought has direct relevance for us today as we seek to understand ourselves in relation to our inherited traditions. The volume concludes with an afterword by H.S. Harris and a comprehensive bibliography of Harris's published works. This important anthology represents the first rigorous and systematic effort to apply Harris's seminal and innovative style of Hegel scholarship to a wide variety of philosophical and historical issues. It functions both as a study of Hegel's philosophy and as a commentary on Harris's vast contribution to Hegel scholarship. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) Is Considered A Philosopher of the tradition, both in the sense that his work is based in the political, artistic, religious, and philosophical traditions of European culture, and in the sense that he takes up the notion of tradition as an object of philosophical investigation. This collection examines Hegel's philosophy as it bears on the meaning and relevance of tradition -- historical, legal, aesthetic, religious, and philosophical. The thirteen original essays draw upon and celebrate the work of H.S. Harris, who is considered by many to be the most influential interpreter of Hegel in the English-speaking world.The collection as a whole examines Hegel's rich and nuanced relation to his own traditions, including his creative reworking of the legacies of Greece, Rome, Christianity, the Middle Ages, early modernity, and his immediate predecessors. It also shows how Hegel's thought has direct relevance for us today as we seek to understand ourselves in relation to our own variegated traditions. Ranging over a variety of themes, the essays are animated by a common idea -- that Hegel's philosophy, like all genuine philosophy, is an ongoing dialogue to be enacted by rational selves in relation to one another and to their own past. The volume concludes with an afterword by H.S. Harris and a comprehensive bibliography of Harris's published works.This important anthology represents the first rigorous and systematic effort to apply Harris's seminal and innovative style of Hegel scholarship to a wide variety of philosophical and historical issues. It functions both as a study of Hegel's philosophy and as a commentary on Harris's vast contributionto Hegel scholarship. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) Is Considered A Philosopher Of The Tradition, Both In The Sense That His Work Is Rooted In The Political, Artistic, Religious, And Philosophical Traditions Of European Culture And In The Sense That He Takes Up The Notion Of Tradition As An Object Of Philosophical Investigation. This Collection Examines Hegel's Philosophy As It Bears On The Meaning And Relevance Of Tradition - Historical, Legal, Aesthetic, Religious, And Philosophical. The Thirteen Original Essays Draw Upon And Celebrate The Work Of H.s. Harris, Who Is Considered By Many To Be The Most Influential Interpreter Of Hegel In The English-speaking World.--jacket. Foreword: Hume, Hegel, And Harris / John W. Burbidge -- Introduction: Hegel And Tradition / John Russon -- Pt. 1. Philosophy Of Right. 1. Philosophical History And The Roman Empire / Patricia Fagan. 2. Locke, Fichte, And Hegel On The Right To Property / Jay Lampert -- Pt. 2. Art. 3. Hegel And Hamann: Ideas And Life / John Mccumber. 4. Winckelmann And Hegel On The Imitation Of The Greeks / Michael Baur. 5. Hegel As Philosopher Of The Temporal [irdischen] World: On The Dialectics Of Narrative / Martin Donougho -- Pt. 3. Religion. 6. The Identity Of The Human And The Divine In The Logic Of Speculative Philosophy / Jeff Mitscherling. 7. The Final Name Of God / David Kolb. 8. Hegel's Open Future / John W. Burbidge. Edited By Michael Baur And John Russon. Includes Bibliographical References. "Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) is considered a philosopher of the Tradition, both in the sense that his work is rooted in the political, artistic, religious, and philosophical traditions of European culture and in the sense that he takes up the notion of tradition as an object of philosophical investigation. This collection examines Hegel's philosophy as it bears on the meaning and relevance of tradition - historical, legal, aesthetic, religious, and philosophical. The thirteen original essays draw upon and celebrate the work of H. S. Harris, who is considered by many to be the most influential interpreter of Hegel in the English-speaking world."--BOOK JACKET.