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Auteur(s) : Hodgson, Peter Crafts (1934-....)
Titre(s) : Shapes of freedom [Texte imprimé] : Hegel's philosophy of world history in theological perspective / Peter C. Hodgson
Publication : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii, 196 p.) ; 23 cm
Comprend : Hegel's philosophy of world history ; History and the progress of the consciousness
of freedom ; The state and the actualization of freedom ; The course of world history
: shapes of freedom ; God in history : the Kingdom of freedom
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-185) and index
"Peter C. Hodgson explores Hegel's bold vision of history as the progress of the consciousness
of freedom. Following an introductory chapter on the textual sources, the key categories,
and the modes of writing history that Hegel distinguishes, Hodgson presents a new
interpretation of Hegel's conception of freedom. Freedom is not simply a human production,
but takes shape through the interweaving of the divine idea and human passions, and
such freedom defines the purpose of historical events in the midst of apparent chaos.
Freedom is also a process that unfolds through stages of historical/cultural development
and is oriented to an end that occurs within history (the 'kingdom of freedom'). The
purpose and the process of history are tragic, however, because history is also a
'slaughterhouse' that shatters even the finest human creations and requires a constant
rebuilding. Hegel's God is not a supreme being or 'large entity' but the 'true infinite'
that encompasses the finite. History manifests the rule of God ('providence'), and
it functions as the justification of God ('theodicy'). But the God who rules in and
is justified by history is a crucified God who takes the suffering, anguish, and evil
of the world into and upon godself, accomplishing reconciliation in the midst of ongoing
estrangement and inescapable death. Shapes of Freedom addresses these themes in the
context of present-day questions about what they mean and whether they still have
validity"-- ; "Peter C. Hodgson explores Hegel's bold vision of history as the progress
of the consciousness of freedom. He explores the themes of Hegel's philosophy of world
history--which include freedom, the purpose and process of history, and the nature
of God--in the context of present-day questions about what they mean and whether they
still have validity"--
Sujet(s) : Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831) -- Histoire (discipline) -- Aspect religieux
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831) -- Histoire (discipline) -- Aspect religieux
Histoire (discipline) -- Christianisme
Liberté -- Christianisme
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199654956 (hardback). - ISBN 0199654956 (hardback) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42711515t
Notice n° :
FRBNF42711515
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