Hegel on Passion in History
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Andreja Novakovic
Abstract
Hegel claims that nothing truly great has ever been accomplished in history without passion. In this paper I aim to explain what he means by passion and why he holds it in such high esteem, even though he thinks that its great contribution is limited to historical contexts. I consider the role of passion in the cunning of reason, proposing that passion be understood as a concrete expression of reason. I also argue that passion illuminates the structure of motivation in general, specifically the relationship between “universality” and “particularity” embodied in what Hegel refers to as the matter-at-hand. Finally, I turn to the peculiarity of passion, showing that passion in the historically relevant sense differs from other motives because it is invested in an unrealized cause and involves the sacrifice of ordinary life.
Abstract
Hegel claims that nothing truly great has ever been accomplished in history without passion. In this paper I aim to explain what he means by passion and why he holds it in such high esteem, even though he thinks that its great contribution is limited to historical contexts. I consider the role of passion in the cunning of reason, proposing that passion be understood as a concrete expression of reason. I also argue that passion illuminates the structure of motivation in general, specifically the relationship between “universality” and “particularity” embodied in what Hegel refers to as the matter-at-hand. Finally, I turn to the peculiarity of passion, showing that passion in the historically relevant sense differs from other motives because it is invested in an unrealized cause and involves the sacrifice of ordinary life.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Inhalt V
- Vorwort IX
- Preface XI
- Einleitung XIII
- Introduction XXI
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I. Beiträge/Essays
- Philosophy of Psychology in German Idealism 3
- Kant’s Moral Psychology in the Fact of Reason 23
- Rethinking the Relationship between Empirical Psychology and Transcendental Philosophy in Kant 47
- Modern Meanings of Subjectivity: Philosophical, Psychological, Physiological 77
- Fichte’s Moral Psychology of Drives and Feelings and its Influence on Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics of the Will 105
- The Space of Intelligence 125
- Hegel on Passion in History 143
- Hegel and Goethe on the Symbolism of Color 167
- Hegels Psychologie der Religion 191
- ‚Der Geist ist nicht das Höchste‘ Schellings Psychologie in den Stuttgarter Privatvorlesungen von 1810 217
- Schelling’s Politics of Sympathy: Reflections on Clara and Related Texts 245
- Friedrich Schlegel and Romantic Psychology: The Fragmentary Self as Ironic System 269
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II. Rezensionen/Reviews
- Rachel Zuckert und James Kreines (Hrsg.): Hegel on Philosophy in History 295
- Courtney D. Fugate and John Hymers (eds.): Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics 301
- Fred Rush: Irony and Idealism. Rereading Schlegel, Hegel, and Kierkegaard 307
- David James and Günter Zöller (eds.): The Cambridge Companion to Fichte 315
- Béatrice Longuenesse: I, Me, Mine. Back to Kant, and Back Again 321
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III. Anhang/Appendix
- Autoren/Authors 327
- Hinweis an die Verlage/Letter to Publishers 331
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Inhalt V
- Vorwort IX
- Preface XI
- Einleitung XIII
- Introduction XXI
-
I. Beiträge/Essays
- Philosophy of Psychology in German Idealism 3
- Kant’s Moral Psychology in the Fact of Reason 23
- Rethinking the Relationship between Empirical Psychology and Transcendental Philosophy in Kant 47
- Modern Meanings of Subjectivity: Philosophical, Psychological, Physiological 77
- Fichte’s Moral Psychology of Drives and Feelings and its Influence on Schopenhauer’s Metaphysics of the Will 105
- The Space of Intelligence 125
- Hegel on Passion in History 143
- Hegel and Goethe on the Symbolism of Color 167
- Hegels Psychologie der Religion 191
- ‚Der Geist ist nicht das Höchste‘ Schellings Psychologie in den Stuttgarter Privatvorlesungen von 1810 217
- Schelling’s Politics of Sympathy: Reflections on Clara and Related Texts 245
- Friedrich Schlegel and Romantic Psychology: The Fragmentary Self as Ironic System 269
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II. Rezensionen/Reviews
- Rachel Zuckert und James Kreines (Hrsg.): Hegel on Philosophy in History 295
- Courtney D. Fugate and John Hymers (eds.): Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics 301
- Fred Rush: Irony and Idealism. Rereading Schlegel, Hegel, and Kierkegaard 307
- David James and Günter Zöller (eds.): The Cambridge Companion to Fichte 315
- Béatrice Longuenesse: I, Me, Mine. Back to Kant, and Back Again 321
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III. Anhang/Appendix
- Autoren/Authors 327
- Hinweis an die Verlage/Letter to Publishers 331
