Hegel and Modern Society

194 Pages·1979·2.938 MB·English

by  Charles Taylor

MODERN EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY
Editors
ALAN MONTEFOIRE,B ALLIOLC OLLEGE, OXFORD
HIDE ISHIGURO, UNIEVRSITY COLLEGE LONDON
HEGEL AND MODERN SOCIETY

HEGEL AND
MODERN SOCIETY
CHARLES TAYLOR
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Hegela ndm oderns ociety.
(ModernE uropepahni losophy)
Bibliograpp.h y:
Includiensd ex.
1.H egelG,e orWgi lhelFmr iedri1c7h7,0- 1831.
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CONTENTS
page
Editionrtsr'o duction vii
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
I Freedorme,a soann dna ture
I Expressainodnfr eedom
2 Thee mbodiesdu bject I4
3 TheA bsoluast seu jbect 23
4 Rationnaelc essity 32
5 A esl-fpositGiondg 37
6 Conflicantd c ontradiction 4I
7 Theo ppositoivoenrsc ome 47
8 Dialectwiacyasl 53
9 Afa ultpyr oof 66
a Politicasn da lienation
I Thec ontinucionngfl ict '69':
2 Thed emandosf r eason 72
3 Ethicsaulb stance 84
4 Theg oalosfh istory 95
5 Absolute freedom IOO
6 Them odernd ilemma III
7 Theo wlo fM inerva 181
8 Ap ost-induSsitrtitalli chkeit I25,
The issuoeff reedom
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I Thee ndo fH egelianism I35
2 Thefo cuso nm an I40
3 Situatfrienegd om I54
4 Hegetlo day I66
Biogranpohtiec al I70
Bibliography I73
Index I77

EDITORS'I NTRODUCTION
Thep urpoofts hesi essr i itseoh eltpom akceo ntempEourrpaoerayn
phliosoipnhtyge ilbtlloiae w ider auidnti heEenn cgel ish-speaking
wor,la dndt os uggietsisttn e raensdit m portianpn acret itcou lar
thotsrea iinnae nda lypthiiclaols ophy.
Iti sa pproptrhiatatht seee rsiheosu bleid n auguwriattahe d
boooknH eg.e lFoirbs y ri eetfr entcoHe e gtehlao ntme a yi ndicate
most stthaderi kefflrye nbceet wetehnte w ot radittoiw ohnoss e
inetrcommunitchasete irsoieenes tk ocs o tnrbiu.tT ehea nalytical
phliosoopfth hyce o ntempAonrgalroy- Swaoxrwolandds e veloped
byM oorReu,s saenldol ht erisnr evoalgtat ii ndsealainsdtm h e
influeonfHc eeg ealtt hteu ronft hcies nrty.uI ti st ruteh atth e
BritainsdAh m eriicdaensa thlsai da lredaidvye rcgoends iderably
fromH eeglb,u tth ehiorl ipshtliiocs owpahscy e rtaHienegllyi an
botihnt erminaonldio nga ys piiroanMt.o oraen dR uslslteh em­
slevoesb vioouwselmdyo sttoa d ifferternatd isettmimoinfrn ogm
Hume. Nevetrhyte thoewole ersiesn ,fl uebnycE eudr opceoann­
temporarwiheossw er tiot itnhgeesyx plicitlyi nt ahpepiera led
revoalgntas itth Ber itHieseghl iaInnps a.r titchuelayad rm ired
twoE uropepahni losso wphhohe ardv ery slyimtptalfoterh y
Hegelsim:aB nrientiantn hoce a soefM ooraen,di nt hcea se of
RusseFlrle,.g e
Agaiinfw, e l ooakt mtohed eorrni goifrn asd icaolrai nstmi ­
traditiionnp ahloiislsohpmi ctahlo ugihntt h eE nglish-speaking
word la-ndm osotft hpeh ilossoo fpt hheVeri enCniar cwleer e
politriacdaialcs aw lesla lsp hisloophiiccaolnloyc -lwaesfi tnidc
anotchoenrt wrhasitcc ha nbe d rawbnyr eefrentcoHe e eglI.n
Englapnhdli osiocpaholp posittoi' osEantb liesnhtwm'a yso f
thinkainndpg a tteofri nnsfl uewnacsde e velionpo epdp ositot ion
Hegerla thtehrau nn dehiris n flue;n ctoehpep oshiatse btereune
oft hmeo rMea rxist-orpiheinsltooapthieendrm sa nyE uropean
countforrii enss,t aSnacreta rnedM erleau-iPnFo rnatnyIc ne.
thmei d-thjisurwtth ieeHnseg ,e lp'hosis lopwhays bienitnrgo duced
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Vlll EDITOIRNSTRUOCTDION
seriotuots hlaeyc adewmoircil dnP ar,Ai .s AJy.er re turfrnoemd
VientnoaO xforads a chmapioonft hleo cgaiplo sitoifvt ihsem
VienCniar cwlheo,sc ehi teafrt og ef attapcrke cwiHaseseeg llIy.t
istr uteh alto gailpc osiivtiwsamss h ort-ilnEi ngvlead;na dnedv en
int hUen itSeatdt etsow, h iscehv emreamlbs eo rft hVei enCniar cle
eventeusaclalipyret ed ep,sr enatnie mdp orpthaanrstae t htehraa n
lsatisncgh oBoulmt.a noyf t hpeh ilosovpihritwcuiaetwlshh iciht
was mcoosntc ecronnetdi tnoub eefod s teedrW.h aitsn owc alled
analypthiiclaols woipthihytd ,se manfodrt ohroughonfce osns­
ceptaunaall aynsidit sssu sopnio cfirthoeraincgd r andiose structures,
cmaet ob em oraen dm ordeo miniannt th Een glish-speaking
wolrdT.h ep hliosophicawlh iacithtrt eiptruedasene dnw thsi ch
distinigfrtuoi ms hetdsho em inEaunrto psecahno ooftl ohsu gtih s
succienxcptrleyis nst ehdfoe r ewoorfdt hPeh ilosRoepmhairckasl
(9130o)fW ittgenwshtoesiienn fl,u eonnca en alypthilicoashloy p
waisn callceu.l ab
Thiss piriistd ifferefrnotm theo new hichi nformtsh ev asstt reaomf
Europeaann dA mericacni viliziantw ihoinc ha ll uossf t and. sTphiatr it
expresistessei lnaf n o nwards moveimneb nuti,l dienvgel ra rgaenrd m ore
complicastterdu ct:ut rheeos theirn s trivaifntgec rl ariatnydp erspicacity
inn om attewrh ats truct.ur..e A nds ot hefi rsatd dso nec onstructtoi on
anothemro,v inogn a ndu p, iatws e refr,o m ones tagteot hen extw,h ile
theo ther remainsi tiw sah nedwr hea ti tt riteosg rasipsa lwaytsh es ame.
Everykonnoewt sh atth lea b'enalasl cyatalin'd ' uErope(aron '
'ctoinennlt'aa)r e vuenrssyafa tcit.oM raynyo ft hpeh ilosso pher
who hianvfleu enthcreee dc etnritaot dnio fa nalypthiiclaols ophy
ini mporwtaaynst bwoerranen db reodnt hEeur opemaani nland
(foerx ampFlreeg,eP ,on icea,rS chl,ia cnkde) veinsf o m(es uacsh
WitttgeeinHnse,m peCla,r nap, mPoovpepldea rti)ent r h elviire s
tot hUen itSeatdt eosrE ngl,at nhdefiyr sdte veloped their thought
inE urpoeV.o nW righHti,nk tkiaa ndF @lleasrdveae lrm yu ch
produocftt hse oEpuerapnh ilosotprhaidciatwlie olanls b eaisn g
analypthiilcoasleor ipsnh tohwenri irtg T.hh ere are many other
philosseo npghaegirenwd o rokfc oncepatnuaalliy nst ihsSe c an­
dinavcioaunn tProileasan,nd dm,,o re reGceernmta.ln yy,
Moreovtehreu, n ivietriosefEs u ropweh ichha ve bneoetn
influebnyct ehaden alyttriacdai-lta inotdnh eisnec lnuedaera llyl
oft hoisneF ranacnedI a tlya,n dt hger emaajtr oitoyft hoisne
German-spceoauknitanrngidi e nEs a stEeurornp -eh avbey no
meanrse prnetseaedn yu ntiartyar ditTihoend .si agreenetmosr,
evelna cokfc ommunicbaettiwoenfe,on ir,n staHnecgee,l ians,
Marxitssp,h enoomleongainsdTt hso mihsatvsoet f ebne edne ep.
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EDITORSINTRDOUCTION IX
But thdeissgaer eemeanrte'sm sal'li nc ompasroinw itthh bea rriers
ofm utuailgn oranacned d istrubsettw eetnh ema inr epsreentatives
oft hea natlyictarla ditointo hne oneh anda ndt he main philoso­
phicsacloh olosf t heE uroepanc onnteinotn t heo thre (whicahr e
alsdoo mnianti nL atiAnm ericJaa,p aann de vesno meu niversities
in tUh.eS .Aa.n dC anadaA)n.d thees barriaerresi nevitably
reinforcebdy t hfaec tt hatu,n tvielr rye cenattla yn yr ateev,e tnh e
besstt uendtsfro m theu nirvseietsis ituaotnee di thseired tned to
emergfreom thiers tduiewsi tshu cdhi vregenatr eask noofw ledge
andi gnoranccomep,e tnecea ndi ncoemtpeen,ct hatt hey are
hardelyq upipde evetno e netri ntion fomredd iscuswsiitoehna ch
othrea boutthe natuorfew hats peaartset hem.
Thed ivergetnhcaeltsi b eeh intdhe d evelopmoefnt th eesb arirers
canp roprleyb eu nderstoonoldby y r eefrneceb acbk eyondH egle
toK antt,o t hev erdy ieffrenwta ysi nw hichd ieffrensthc oolosf
philsoopyh haver eactteodh iwso rka ndt o tfuhreth erc ounetr­
their
recatisoo nf successoBrustt. h et ransformaotfti heosned iver­
genceisn tvoe ritabbalrer iiesra s r elaeltyir vecepnhtne omneon.
Brentawnroi,tg i onnt hep hisloophoyfm inda tt heen do ft hel ast
centufrreyq,u enrtfeleyrr edt oJ .S .·M ialnld ottohr ec ontemrpaory
Brithi pshilosopIhnet rusr.an s, we hnaovteeid c,M ooer refetros
BrnetanBoe.r gsond iscuWsislelsi Jaamm efrse qunetliynh iwso rks.
ForH usseornle o ft hem osti mportpahnitl oseorpsw has Hume.
Thet hinrksde isscesuds erioubsyRl uys eslilnc luedn oto nlFyr ege
andP oianrc,eb uta lsMoe inon.Hg owu nforntautteh,n e,t hatth ose
whoh avfoel loweidnt heiforo tstpesh aver efusetdor eaodr r espect
onea noterh,t heon e convitnhcatethd oe t hesru rvsio vneu ndicsi­
plinerdh etoraincda n irresspioebn llacokf r igoutrh,eo thre
susecptnig thefo rmero fa ridistuyp,re ficialaintdyo vesru-bet l
triiavliozna.t i
The bookosf t hissre ierse presceontntr ibutbiyop nhsi lohseorps
who have wionrt kheead n ayltictardlai tibount, wnhoow t akcel
problesmpsce ificarlaliys edp hbiyl ohseorposf t hem aint raditions
to befo undw ithicnon tmeporarEyu orpe.T heya rew orks of
phliospohiacla rgumentaatnidoo fns ubstarnachtee rt hamne reyl
intrdouctyo rresumWees .b eliveet hatt hey macyo nitbruttoew ards
thefo rmatioonfa richaenrdl espsa rohciafrla meworokft hinking,
a widefrram ew ithwihni cmh utuaclr itiacnidss mtm iulaotniw ill
bea ttemtpde andw herem utuadli sagreewmielnalttl s ae snto tb e
basde oni gonrancceon,t mepto rd itsorotn.i