Hegel, Heidegger, and the ground of history

In this wide-ranging and thoughtful study, Michael Allen Gillespie explores the philosophical foundation, or ground, of the concept of history. Analyzing the historical conflict between human nature and freedom, he centers his discussion on Hegel and Heidegger but also draws on the pertinent thought of other philosophers whose contributions to the debate is crucial—particularly Rousseau, Kant, and Nietzsche. The question of history -- The question of the ground of history. The question of the ground of history in Rousseau and Kant as the antinomy of freedom and natural necessity Hegel's reception of the antinomy : the revolution of freedom and the tyranny of natural desire The collapse of spiritual unity in Germany From antimony to dialectic -- The ground of history as phenomenology. The search for reconciliation in Hegel's early thought Hegel's Science of the phenomenology of spirit The "introduction" -- The philosophy of history and the question of its ground. The Phenomenology and the Philosophy of history Absolute knowledge, science, and the ground Critique and conclusions -- History as being. Heidegger's critique of modernity Heidegger's critique of metaphysics as the history of being The revelation of being as nihilism and history Critique and conclusions. Michael Allen Gillespie is professor of political science and philosophy at Duke University Michael Allen Gillespie. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 205-212.