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Hegel’s Theory of Imagination

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0791462072, 9781423740094, 9780791462072
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1337135 bytes)
Series
SUNY Series in Hegelian Studies
Pages
249\249
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Filling an important gap in post-Kantian philosophy, Hegel’s Theory of Imagination focuses on the role of the imagination, and resolves the question of its apparent absence in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit. Jennifer Ann Bates discusses Hegel’s theory of the imagination through the early and late Philosophy of Spirit lectures, and reveals that a dialectic between the two sides of the imagination (the "night" of inwardizing consciousness and the "light" of externalizing material) is essential to thought and community. The complexity and depth of Hegel’s insights make this book essential reading for anyone seriously interested in understanding how central the imagination is to our every thought.

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