Overview
Argues that Hegel's conception of God and the self holds the key to overcoming subjectivism in both philosophy of religion and metaphysics.
Full Product Details
Author: Paolo Diego Bubbio
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.472kg
ISBN: 9781438465258
ISBN 10: 1438465254
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 12 July 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
...[a] fine book ... [Bubbio] shows how to read Hegel well, and that Hegel repays the effort ... God and the Self in Hegel not only shepherds readers through the fields of Hegel's (difficult) and his readers' (still more difficult) texts, but also commends grazing. Readers who seek Hegel's intellectual nutrients, delights, or both should follow Bubbio's crook. - Reading Religion
Bubbio has written an ambitiously argued book that offers meticulous scholarship on Hegel's philosophy of religion. - Sophia ...[a] fine book ... [Bubbio] shows how to read Hegel well, and that Hegel repays the effort ... God and the Self in Hegel not only shepherds readers through the fields of Hegel's (difficult) and his readers' (still more difficult) texts, but also commends grazing. Readers who seek Hegel's intellectual nutrients, delights, or both should follow Bubbio's crook. - Reading Religion
God and the Self in Hegel proposes a reconstruction of Hegel's conception of God and analyzes the significance of this reading for Hegel's idealistic metaphysics. Paolo Diego Bubbio argues that in Hegel's view, subjectivism-the tenet that there is no underlying true reality that exists independently of the activity of the cognitive agent-can be avoided, and content can be restored to religion, only to the extent that God is understood in God's relation to human beings, and human beings are understood in their relation to God. Focusing on traditional problems in theology and the philosophy of religion, such as the ontological argument for the existence of God, the Trinity, and the death of God, Bubbio shows the relevance of Hegel's view of religion and God for his broader philosophical strategy. In this account, as a response to the fundamental Kantian challenge of how to conceive the mind-world relation without setting mind over and against the world, Hegel has found a way of overcoming subjectivism in both philosophy and religion.
Author Information
Paolo Diego Bubbio is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Western Sydney University, Australia. His books include Sacrifice in the Post-Kantian Tradition: Perspectivism, Intersubjectivity, and Recognition, also published by SUNY Press.
