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Spirit, the Family, and the Unconscious in Hegel's Philosophy
About this book
Investigates the role of family in Hegel's phenomenology.
Honorable Mention, 2011 Biennial Book Prize presented by the Canadian Philosophical Association
This original study of the role that family life plays in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit and Philosophy of Right pays particular attention to Hegel's characterization of the family as an unconscious form of ethical life rooted essentially in affectivity. David V. Ciavatta also looks at Hegel's account of feeling in the "Anthropology" section of The Philosophy of Spirit, highlighting the inherently porous nature of the self, and this porosity is shown to be constitutive of the distinctive, unconscious form of intersubjective recognition that forms the core of family bonds. The book provides a rich understanding of the role that family has in one's psychological development with respect not only to other people, but also to the world and one's own identity. Incorporating existential, phenomenological, and psychoanalytic perspectives, Ciavatta offers insightful investigations of many basic Hegelian themes, such as spirit, perception, ethical agency, language, and property ownership.
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Table of contents
- SPIRIT, THE FAMILY,AND THE UNCONSCIOUS IN HEGEL’S PHILOSOPHY
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Texts
- Introduction
- PART I. Recognition, Spirit, Ethicality
- PART II. The Ethical Autonomy of the Family
- PART III. The Affective Basis of Familial Ethicality
- PART IV. Family Property as the Materiality of Recognition
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index