Identity and Difference : Studies in Hegel's Logic, Philosophy of Spirit, and Politics

Contributors draw on Hegel's account of identity and difference to challenge conventional theories of identity. Identity and Difference......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Part I. Identity and Difference in the Science of Logic......Page 22 1. Identity, Difference, and the Logic of Otherness......Page 24 2. Double Transition, Dialectic,and Recognition......Page 40 3. Identity as a Process of Self-Determination in Hegel’s Logic......Page 72 4. Identity and Difference,Thought and Being......Page 92 Part 2. Identity and Difference in the Philosophy of Mind......Page 110 5. Identity, Difference, and the Unity of Mind:Reflections on Hegel’s Determination of Psyche, Consciousness, and Intelligence......Page 112 Part 3. Identities and Differences:Peoples, Genders, and Nations......Page 138 6. Changing Identities:Dialectical Separations and Resisting Barriers......Page 140 7. Hegel’s Conception of an International “We”......Page 164 8. The Power of Particularities:Gender and Nation in thePhenomenology of Spirit and the Philosophy of Right......Page 186 9. The Return of Africa:Hegel and the Question of the Racial Identity of the Egyptians......Page 210 Part 4. Identity and Difference in the Philosophy of Right......Page 226 10. Identity and Difference in Hegel’s Model of Ethical Normativity......Page 228 11. Political Identity and the Dynamics of Accountability in Hegel’s Philosophy of Right: Patriotism and Trust in the Modern State......Page 242 12. Substantial Freedom as Identity of Rights and Duties......Page 262 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 286 B......Page 290 D......Page 291 F......Page 292 I......Page 293 M......Page 294 P......Page 295 S......Page 296 V......Page 297 Z......Page 298 Identity and Difference 4 CONTENTS 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8 Introduction 10 Part I. Identity and Difference in the Science of Logic 22 1. Identity, Difference, and the Logic of Otherness 24 2. Double Transition, Dialectic,and Recognition 40 3. Identity as a Process of Self-Determination in Hegel’s Logic 72 4. Identity and Difference,Thought and Being 92 Part 2. Identity and Difference in the Philosophy of Mind 110 5. Identity, Difference, and the Unity of Mind:Reflections on Hegel’s Determination of Psyche, Consciousness, and Intelligence 112 Part 3. Identities and Differences:Peoples, Genders, and Nations 138 6. Changing Identities:Dialectical Separations and Resisting Barriers 140 7. Hegel’s Conception of an International “We” 164 8. The Power of Particularities:Gender and Nation in thePhenomenology of Spirit and the Philosophy of Right 186 9. The Return of Africa:Hegel and the Question of the Racial Identity of the Egyptians 210 Part 4. Identity and Difference in the Philosophy of Right 226 10. Identity and Difference in Hegel’s Model of Ethical Normativity 228 11. Political Identity and the Dynamics of Accountability in Hegel’s Philosophy of Right: Patriotism and Trust in the Modern State 242 12. Substantial Freedom as Identity of Rights and Duties 262 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 286 INDEX 290 A 290 B 290 C 291 D 291 E 292 F 292 G 293 H 293 I 293 J 294 K 294 L 294 M 294 N 295 O 295 P 295 Q 296 R 296 S 296 T 297 U 297 V 297 W 298 Y 298 Z 298 Identity and difference (or sameness and otherness) are contrasting but interrelated terms that have played an explicit role in the development of Western philosophy at least since Plato wrote the Sophist. As Plato pointed out then, and Hegel reiterated more recently in his Science of Logic, the proper comprehension of these terms, and particularly of their interrelation, plays a fundamental role in shaping our conception of philosophical reason itself. The contributors in this book examine Hegel's treatment of these terms, and the role they play in structuring his philosophical system as a whole and also in shaping his conception of dialectical reasoning.