Hegel's God: A Counterfeit Double? by William Desmond (English) Paperback Book

Description: Hegel's God by William Desmond An examination, interpretation and critical engagement with Hegels philosophy of religion, and with his concept of God in particular. William Desmond explores the distinctive stresses of Hegels approach to God, the influence it has exerted, and the fundamental problems that his approach exhibits. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Hegel is widely regarded as one of the major thinkers of the modern era, if not the entire tradition of philosophy. Like many philosophers, he took seriously traditional philosophical perplexities about God, but unlike many modern philosophers he claimed to take the specific characteristic of Christianity into account in his philosophizing. This book presents anexamination, interpretation and critical engagement with Hegels philosophy of religion, and with his concept of God in particular. William Desmond explores the distinctive stresses of Hegels approach to God, the influence it has exerted, and the fundamental problems that his approach exhibits. Author Biography William Desmond is former President of the Hegel Society of America (also former President of the Metaphysical Society of America); also General Editor of the SUNY Series in Hegelian Studies. His book Being and the Between (SUNY 1995) won the Priz Cardinal Mercier, as well as the John N. Findlay Award for the Best Book in Metaphysics (1995-1997), given by the Metaphysical Society of America. Table of Contents Contents: By way of introduction: Hegels God, transcendence and the counterfeit double; Finding a way to holistic immanence: Hegel between enlightenment, Greece and Christianity; Philosophy redoubling religion: intimacy, Agon and counterfeit reconciliations; Beyond double thinking: Hegels speculative God; Hegels trinity and the erotic self-doubling God; Creation and the self-doubling of Hegels Trinity; Evil and the counterfeits of God in history; God, Spirit, and the counterfeits of religious community; On the reserves of God; Bibliography; Index. Review Through decades of careful and creative scholarship, Desmond has earned the right to talk back to Hegel and bid him adieu. In calling Hegels God an idol and in supporting this claim by pointing to what gets left out in the Aufhebung of religion in this philosophy, he gives us an important and illuminating reading of the philosophical theology that is the heart of Hegels thought. Merold Westphal, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA Hegels God represents a major critical engagement with the religious thought of Hegel by one of the most expansive and penetrating philosophers of our time. Showing knowledge of the entire span of Hegels writings, subtlety in interpretation, lucidity, economy and elegance in writing, and real appreciation of how and why Hegel adapted and corrected the Christian view of God and his relation to the world, humanity, and history, this book in the end refuses to baptize Hegel. A beautifully realized and mature reading of Hegel, Hegels God is at the same time a probing and constructive text in the philosophy of religion. Cyril ORegan, Huisking Professor in Theology, University of Notre Dame, USA ... Desmonds critique is new and important as it comes from one who has immersed himself in Hegel for over a quarter of a century, and whose own thinking about systematic metaphysics has been influenced by Hegels dialectic. Amos Yong, Bethel College Desmonds Hegels God will thus serve us well as a frame of reference for discussions about what God might be. And this, as Hegel scholars know, is a very good thing... Review of Metaphysics ... Hegels God is a critical work with a difference, both in principle and in fact. On the level of principle, in eight well-crafted chapters, which manage beautifully to map thematic concerns onto a chronological reading of Hegels reflection on God and the relation between religion and philosophy, Desmond dares a radical questioning of Hegels thought... On the Long Description Hegel is widely regarded as one of the major thinkers of the modern era, if not the entire tradition of philosophy. Hegel, like many philosophers, took seriously traditional philosophical perplexities about God, but unlike many modern philosophers he claimed to take the specific characteristic of Christianity into account in his philosophizing.This book presents a new examination, interpretation and critical engagement with Hegels philosophy of religion, and with his concept of God in particular. William Desmond explores the distinctive stresses of Hegels approach to God, the influence it has exerted, and the fundamental problems that his approach exhibits. Details ISBN0754605655 Author William Desmond Series Ashgate Studies in the History of Philosophical Theology Year 2003 ISBN-10 0754605655 ISBN-13 9780754605652 Format Paperback Publication Date 2003-03-26 Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 193 Illustrations bibliography Birth 1951 Media Book Subtitle A Counterfeit Double? Pages 232 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Short Title Hegels God Language English DOI 10.1604/9780754605652 UK Release Date 2003-03-26 AU Release Date 2003-03-26 NZ Release Date 2003-03-26 Alternative 9780754605522 Audience Undergraduate Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137184518;

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