Hegel Contra Sociology

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Gillian Rose is among the twentieth century's most important social philosophers. In perhaps her most significant work, Hegel Contra Philosophy, Rose mounts a forceful defence of Hegelian speculative thought. Demonstrating how, in his criticisms of Kant and Fichte, Hegel supplies a preemptive critique of Weber, Durkheim, and all of the sociological traditions that stem from these 'neo-Kantian' thinkers, Rose argues that any attempt to preserve Marxism from a similar critique and any attempt to renew sociology cannot succeed without coming to terms with Hegel's own speculative discourse. With an analysis of Hegel's mature works in light of his early radical writings, this book represents a profound step toward enacting just such a return to the Hegelian. 'Her finest and most accomplished book... Inspirational and profound scholarship.' - Radical Philosophy ' Writing wholly from within the tradition of modern European philosophy and social thought, [Rose] produced one of the most... Tovább

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Gillian Rose is among the twentieth century's most important social philosophers. In perhaps her most significant work, Hegel Contra Philosophy, Rose mounts a forceful defence of Hegelian speculative thought. Demonstrating how, in his criticisms of Kant and Fichte, Hegel supplies a preemptive critique of Weber, Durkheim, and all of the sociological traditions that stem from these 'neo-Kantian' thinkers, Rose argues that any attempt to preserve Marxism from a similar critique and any attempt to renew sociology cannot succeed without coming to terms with Hegel's own speculative discourse. With an analysis of Hegel's mature works in light of his early radical writings, this book represents a profound step toward enacting just such a return to the Hegelian. 'Her finest and most accomplished book... Inspirational and profound scholarship.' - Radical Philosophy ' Writing wholly from within the tradition of modern European philosophy and social thought, [Rose] produced one of the most distinctive and originál bodies of work of her generation.' - Guardian Gillian Rose (born in 1947) was Professor of Social Thought at the University of Warwick from 1989 until her death in 1995. She wrote many books, including TheMelancholy Science: AnIntroduction to the Thought ofTheodor IV. Adorno and The Broken Middle: OutofOur Ancient Society. Vissza