Reason and Revolution: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory

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This classic book is Marcuse's masterful interpretation of Hegel's philosophy and the influence it has had on European political thought from the French Revolution to the present day. Marcuse brilliantly illuminates the implications of Hegel's ideas with later developments in European thought, particularily with Marxist theory. Cover REASON AND REVOLUTION: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory Copyright Preface Contents PART I The Foundations of Hegel's Philosophy Introduction 1. THE Socio-HISTORICAL SETTING 2. THE PHILOSOPHICAL SETTING I Hegel's Early Theological Writings (1790-1800) II Towards the System of Philosophy (1800-1802) 1. THE FIRST PHILOSOPHICAL WRITINGS 2. THE FIRST POLITICAL WRITINGS 3. THE SYSTEM OF MORALITY III Hegel's First System (1802-1806) 1. THE LOGIC 2. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND IV The Phenomenology of Mind (1807) V The Science of Logic (1812-16) VI The Political Philosophy (1816-1821) VII The Philosophy of History PART II The Rise of Social Theory Introduction: FROM PHILOSOPHY TO SOCIAL THEORY I The Foundations of the Dialectical Theory of Society 1. THE NEGATION OF PHILOSOPHY 2. KIERKEGAARD 3. FEUERBACH 4. MARX: ALIENATED LABOR 5. THE ABOLITION OF LABOR 6. THE ANALYSIS OF THE LABOR PROCESS 7. THE MARXIAN DIALECTIC II The Foundations of Positivism and the Rise of Sociology 1. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PHILOSOPHY 2. SAINT-SIMON 3. THE POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIETY: AUGUSTE COMTE 4. THE POSITIVE PHILOSOPHY OF THE STATE: FRIEDRICH JULIUS STAHL 5. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE DIALECTIC INTO SOCIOLOGY: LORENZ VON STEIN III Conclusion The End of Hegelianism 1. BRITISH NEO-IDEALISM 2. THE REVISION OF THE DIALECTIC 3. FASCIST 'HEGELIANISM' 4. NATIONAL SOCIALISM VERSUS HEGEL Bibliography Index