Introduction to the reading of Hegel
Book • 1947
In this book, Alexandre Kojève provides a comprehensive and influential interpretation of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.
Kojève combines elements of Karl Marx's labor philosophy and Martin Heidegger's concept of Being-Toward-Death to analyze Hegel's work.
He centers his interpretation around the master-slave dialectic, arguing that this dialectic is key to understanding Hegel's philosophy.
Kojève posits that human history and society begin with the struggle for recognition, where the master risks his life and the slave submits due to fear of death.
Through labor, the slave transforms the world and himself, leading to a process of self-creation and historical evolution.
Kojève's interpretation also explores the concept of the 'end of history,' where human society reaches a state of universal equality and rationality.
Kojève combines elements of Karl Marx's labor philosophy and Martin Heidegger's concept of Being-Toward-Death to analyze Hegel's work.
He centers his interpretation around the master-slave dialectic, arguing that this dialectic is key to understanding Hegel's philosophy.
Kojève posits that human history and society begin with the struggle for recognition, where the master risks his life and the slave submits due to fear of death.
Through labor, the slave transforms the world and himself, leading to a process of self-creation and historical evolution.
Kojève's interpretation also explores the concept of the 'end of history,' where human society reaches a state of universal equality and rationality.
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