The historical process is a rational process that reached its zenith in hegels own time. Kant is the philosopher with whom one must come to terms. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics by. Ive heard that there are arguments that nietzsche is a hegelian to the utmost extremeare these valid interpretations. Nietzsche, in fact, follows hegels system of dialectic because in nietzsche, there is a dialectic which is quite similar to hegels. Nietzsches analysis of the history of western society forms the ground for much of his phi. This study of hegel and nietzsche evaluates and compares their work through their common criticism of the metaphysics for operating with conceptual oppositions such as beingbecoming and egoismaltruism. Hegel, nietzsche, and the end of philosophy nietzsche and metaphysics poellner, peter lecturer in philosophy, university of warwick nietzsche and metaphysics publication date 2000 this edi. August 27, 1770 november 14, 1831 was a german philosopher and an important. The chapter examines gilles deleuzes claim that hegel and nietzsche are opposites and that hegels recognition is inherently servile in nietzsches sense.
Myers article1 on the epistemologicometaphysioal similarities in spinoza and hegel develops a thesis which. Houlgates interpretation of hegel is somewhat contentious, though not crazy. Instead, topics that ordinarily fall under the umbrella of metaphysics being, becoming, etc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Freedom, truth and history 1991, 2005 and the opening of hegels logic. Dr houlgate exposes nietzsches critique as employing the distinction of life. Every synthesis tends further towards god, truth, perfection and freedom for everyone. Hegel, nietzsche, and the criticism of metaphysics by houlgate, stephen.
Hegel, nitzsche, and the end of philosophy suny series in hegelian studies. An introduction to hegel s philosophy 1991, as well as numerous articles on hegel, kant and nietzsche. Dr houlgate exposes nietzsches critique as employing the distinction of life and thought, which itself constitutes a metaphysical dualism of. The most extended discussion i know is stephen houlgates hegel, nietzsche, and the criticism of metaphysics. Nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics and freedom, truth and history. Its main purpose is to defend the thesis that hegel offers us a compelling critique of, and alternative to, the conception of cognition kant argues for in his critical period. Moreover, both hegel and nietzsche agree that the slave is successful in rebelling against the master, although they interpret this success quite differently. The principal theme of houlgates impressive and thorough comparative study of. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel by individual philosopher. Houlgate, stephen 1986 hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics.
Report hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics your name. A critique on hegels critigism of spinozas god by j. Confirms that hegels philosophy of nature continues to have great significance for our understanding of the natural world. He first argued that kantian ethics provides no specific information about what people should do because kants moral law is solely a principle of noncontradiction. He is also editor of the hegel reader 1998 and hegel and the philosophy of nature 1998. This study of hegel and nietzsche evaluates and compares their work through their common criticism of the metaphysics for operating with conceptual oppositions such as.
Pdf hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics. Hegel, nietzsche and metaphysics paperback 12 jan 2008. Houlgate, s 1986 hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics. Our knowledge adds nothing to them, and does not further their operation. He was a leading figure in the german idealism movement in the early 19th century, although his ideas went far beyond earlier kantianism, and he founded his own school of hegelianism. For hegel masterslave results from the struggle for recognition. Apr 17, 2009 thus, her kant book, her more recent collection of articles kant on the human standpoint, and the last two chapters of hegels critique of metaphysics. First, will dudley sets hegels philosophy of right within a larger systematic account and deploys the logic to interpret it. He is the author of hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics 1986 and freedom, truth and history. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel first published thu feb, 1997. Apr 21, 2011 stephen houlgate is professor of philosophy at the university of warwick. Isbn 9780521892797 research output not available from this repository, contact author. The philosophy of spirit as an account of freedom 21 4. Hegel and nietzsche is how both philosophers effect an amputation of.
The completion of history is not merely impossible but undesirable, as. Cambridge university press 0521892791 hegel, nietzsche. Nietzsche grants that the metaphysics of weakness is beneficial for those who. Ive read plenty of nietzsche, but no hegel and only a tiny bit of marx however ive discussed all of them quite a lot with a work colleague who is just starting his phd on dialectics and has read the phenomenology of spirit. Hegels critique of metaphysics by beatrice longuenesse.
Hegels critique of metaphysics hegels science of logic has received less attention than his phenomenology ofspirit, but hegel himself took it to be his highest philosophical achievement and the backbone of his system. Article information, pdf download for hegel and nietzsche on thought. Nietzsche s project, unlike hegel s metaphysics, proposes. From being to infinity 2006, and his edited volumes include hegel and the philosophy of nature 1998, the hegel reader 1998, and g. Hegel and the philosophy of nature is an important new study of hegels profound philosophical account of the natural world. Both hegel and nietzsche coincide in the refusal to identify human rationality with the basic intellectual capacity of calculation. As nietzsche later described this artists metaphysic, it sees the world as the vision and attained salvation of an artistgod, who in creating it frees himself from. What is arguably the central criticism of hegels philosophical system by the. Hegel, nitzsche, and the end of philosophy suny series in hegelian studies miklowitz, paul s.
As such, hegel does not have a metaphysics in the traditional sense. I dont know nietzsche, or kant, in as much detail as i should, but perhaps for that reason i can give a quite direct and reasonably lucid answer. Hegels critique of metaphysics hegels science of logic has received less attention than his phenomenology of spirit, but hegel himself took it to be his highest philosophical achievement and the backbone of his system. Longuenesses more recent work goes further in developing her own brand of neoneo. Criticism of kant and the problem of metaphysics should march on this same level. Hill claims that nietzsche derived the metaphysics of the birth of. Idealism and the metaphysics of individuality sage journals. Feuerbach, kierkegaard, nietzsche and adorno, is that hegel fails to do justice to. Hegels critique of metaphysics hegels science of logic has received less attention than his phenomenology of spirit, but hegel himself took it to be his highest philosophical achieve ment and the backbone of his system.
Cauchi insists that their philosophies are consonant to one another. The short answer doesnt fully make sense without the setup, but its in bold below. These guys of course had strong views on the politics of the day, but in philosophy proper theyre compelled to aim for eternal relevance and write for the ages, and thats what. Jun 03, 2011 hegel can circumvent kants critique of metaphysics through a reconception of metaphysics through a subtle schellingian reformulation of the absolute. This chapter compares hegel and nietzsche on the topic of master and slave. Metaphysics, unfortunately, is a vague and slippery word, perhaps like spiritual, that by now means so much that it means nothing in particular. One must either become a kantian, or, starting from a kantian foundation, think ones way out of kantianism 6.
Stirners too hasty criticism of the allegedly metaphysical language of hegel, for example, influences nietzsche and weber, mauthner, wittgenstein and the vienna circle and threatens to lead us back to a precritical criticism of metaphysics or empiricist quietism that does not solve the problems but only turns our interest to. Cambridge university press 0521892791 hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics stephen houlgate. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel stanford encyclopedia of. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics, by s. Hegel 17701831, and in particular the criticisms made by these two philosophers of. Stirners too hasty criticism of the allegedly metaphysical language of hegel, for example, influences nietzsche and weber, mauthner, wittgenstein and the. Hegels critique of foundationalism in the doctrine of. Pdf on jul 1, 1990, jeremy leaman and others published hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics find, read and cite all the. The present book focuses on this most difficult of hegels published works. Pdf download scholastic metaphysics free ebooks pdf. An introduction to hegels philosophy 1991, as well as numerous articles on hegel, kant and nietzsche. I know quite little about hegel but a decent amount about nietzsche, yet ive never seen nietzsche directly discuss hegel that much. Hegels criticisms of liberal choice and kantian autonomy, and his own more.
Hegels critique of metaphysics modern european philosophy. This study of hegel and nietzsche evaluates and compares their work through their common criticism of the metaphysics for operating with conceptual oppositions such as beingbecoming and read more. Its the same story of intrigue around hegel and the prussian state of his day. Jurist and others published beyond hegel and nietzsche.
Greg johnson, heidegger on nietzsche, metaphysics, and. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics wrap. Cambridge university press 0521892791 hegel, nietzsche and. The two fundamental ideas in understanding nietzsches metaphysics and epistemology are perspectivism and the will to power. Hegels critique of substance and subjectmetaphysics is. Mcminn, new orleans i an inquiry into hegelis criticism of spinozas god is significant for at least three reasons. Metaphysics prior to kant operated according to a deistic theology, which conceived of the absolute as a supernatural entity existing beyond the sphere of nature. Nietzsche s will is individualistic and lasts as long as the philosophers legacy is believed in. Hegel presented two main criticisms of kantian ethics.
The laws of right also are simply there, and we have to become acquainted with them. A critique on hegels criticism of spinozas god a critique on hegels criticism of spinozas god mcminn, j. The argument advanced in this essay is that hegel and nietzsches method of. In the first place, no one bas undertaken a critical study of this particular kind. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics kindle edition. How hegel was read by nietzsche 5 kind of mutual negation and mutual conservation. This study explores the theme of freedom in the philosophy of hegel and nietzsche. Hegel and nietzsche on thought, freedom, and the labour of the. Hegel, nietzsche, and the criticism of metaphysics.
Stephen houlgate is professor of philosophy at the university of warwick. This was in a sense that reminds us of the hegelian concept of aufhebung. This is a study of hegels critique of kants theoretical philosophy. Nietzsche, and the criticism of metaphysics by houlgate, stephen. In examining nietzsche s postapocalyptic and antihegelian perspectivism, miklowitz focuses on thus spoke zarathustra, offering a new interpretation of eternal return in light of the problematic character of repetition intrinsic to the narrative structure of metaphysical illumination.
Metaphysics and critique of metaphysics oxford handbooks. Hegel, nietzsche, and the criticism of metaphysics book. His goal was to reduce reality to a more synthetic unity within the system of absolute idealism. It examines key features of what kant identifies as the discursive character of our mode of cognition, and considers hegels reasons. Hegel nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics free ebook download as pdf file. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics pdf free. It means that he argues for the fourth and fifth claims above without taking into account plausible alternatives to his story of how nietzsche arrived at bts metaphysics. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics pdf. And yet, hegel does not really stand opposed to nietzsche. Hegel takes kants critique of metaphysics seriously.
The knowledge of right is partly of the same nature and partly different. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Stephen houlgate is professor of philosophy at the university of warwick and is the author of hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics and freedom, truth and history. A critique on hegels criticism of spinozas god, kant. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics book. For nietzsche, the concepts of real and true are fictions created by the will to power. Well, thats a bit of a subjective question, as questions about significance usually are. Beatrice longuenesse offers a close analysis of core issues, including discussions of what hegel means by dialectical logic, the role and meaning of contradiction in hegels philosophy, and hegels justification for the provocative statement that what is actual is rational, what is rational is actual. Thus, her kant book, her more recent collection of articles kant on the human standpoint, and the last two chapters of hegels critique of metaphysics. Perspectivism is the view that our knowledge and understanding are conditioned by how we are viewing it.
University of warwick nietzsche and metaphysics publication date 2000 this edi. Hegels science of logic has received less attention than his phenomenology of spirit, but hegel himself took it to be his highest philosophical achievement and the backbone of his system. Kantian ethics criticisms introduction to philosophy. Stephen houlgate this book is an attempt to compare and contrast the philosophies of friedrich nietzsche 18441900 and g. Hegels critique of metaphysics hegels science of logic has received less attention than his phenomenology ofspirit, but hegel himself took it to be his highest philosophical achieve ment and the backbone of his system. This is not to say that the philosophical relatedness between hegel and nietzsche has gone completely unnoticed see, for example, stephen houlgates hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of.
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