Reason and revolution : Hegel and the rise of social theory : 2nd with supplementary chapter

This classic book is Marcuse's masterful interpretation of Hegel's philosophy and the influence it has had on European political thought from the French Revolution to the present day. Marcuse brilliantly illuminates the implications of Hegel's ideas with later developments in European thought, particularily with Marxist theory. Cover 1 REASON AND REVOLUTION: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory 4 Copyright 5 Preface 8 Contents 12 PART I The Foundations of Hegel's Philosophy 14 Introduction 16 1. THE Socio-HISTORICAL SETTING 16 2. THE PHILOSOPHICAL SETTING 29 I Hegel's Early Theological Writings (1790-1800) 43 II Towards the System of Philosophy (1800-1802) 56 1. THE FIRST PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS 56 2. THE FIRST POLITICAL WRITINGS 62 3. THE SYSTEM OF MORALITY 69 III Hegel's First System (1802-1806) 75 1. THE LOGIC 75 2. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND 86 IV The Phenomenology of Mind (1807) 104 V The Science of Logic (1812-16) 134 VI The Political Philosophy (1816-1821) 182 VII The Philosophy of History 237 PART II The Rise of Social Theory 262 Introduction: FROM PHILOSOPHY TO SOCIAL THEORY 264 I The Foundations of the Dialectical Theory of Society 271 1. THE NEGATION OF PHILOSOPHY 271 2. KIERKEGAARD 275 3. FEUERBACH 280 4. MARX: ALIENATED LABOR 286 5. THE ABOLITION OF LABOR 300 6. THE ANALYSIS OF THE LABOR PROCESS 308 7. THE MARXIAN DIALECTIC 325 II The Foundations of Positivism and the Rise of Sociology 336 1. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PHILOSOPHY 336 2. SAINT-SIMON 343 3. THE POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIETY: AUGUSTE COMTE 353 4. THE POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY OF THE STATE: FRIEDRICH JULIUS STAHL 373 5. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE DIALECTIC INTO SOCIOLOGY: LORENZ VON STEIN 387 III Conclusion The End of Hegelianism 402 1. BRITISH NEO-IDEALISM 402 2. THE REVISION OF THE DIALECTIC 411 3. FASCIST 'HEGELIANISM' 415 4. NATIONAL SOCIALISM VERSUS HEGEL 422 Bibliography 434 Index 442 **Reason and Revolution: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory** (1941; second edition 1954) is a book by the philosopher Herbert Marcuse, in which the author discusses the social theories of the philosophers Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx. Marcuse reinterprets Hegel, with the aim of demonstrating that Hegel's basic concepts are hostile to the tendencies that led to fascism. The book has received praise as an important discussion of Hegel and Marx. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_and_Revolution)) This classic is Marcuse's masterful interpretation of Hegel's philosophy and the influence it had on European political thought. Marcuse brilliantly illuminates the implications of Hegel's ideas with the later developments particularly Marxism. GERMAN idealism has been called the theory of the French Revolution.