Items related to Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis...
Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis Dialectics: What Only Marx and Tillich Understood - Hardcover
Synopsis
For over fifty years, Hegel interpreters have rejected the former belief that Hegel used thesis-antithesis-synthesis dialectics. In this incisive analysis of Hegel's philosophy, Leonard F. Wheat shows that the modern interpretation is false. Wheat rigorously demonstrates that there are in fact thirty-eight well-concealed dialectics in Hegel's two most important works--twenty-eight in Phenomenology of Spirit and ten in The Philosophy of History. Wheat also develops other major new insights:· Hegel's chief dialectical format consists of a two-concept thesis, a two-concept antithesis, and a two-concept synthesis that borrows one concept from the thesis and one from the antithesis.· All dialectics are analogically based on the Christian separation-and-return myth: the dialectic separates from and returns to a thesis concept.· Hegel's enigmatic Spirit is a four-faceted, deliberately fictitious, nonsupernatural entity that exists only as an atheistic redefinition of "God."· Spirit's "divine life" begins not with consciousness but with unconsciousness, in the prehuman state of nature-before Spirit acquires its human mind.· Hegel's concept of freedom is not a sociopolitical concept but release from bondage to religious superstition (belief in a supernatural God).· In Hegel's widely misinterpreted master-and-slave parable, the master is God, the slave is man, and the slave's gaining his freedom is man's becoming an atheist.· The standard non-Hegelian base-superstructure interpretation of Marx's dialectics is false. Marx's basic dialectic is actually this: thesis = communal ownership poverty, antithesis = private ownership wealth, synthesis = communal ownership wealth.Wheat also shows that Marx and Tillich, who subtly used Hegelian dialectics in their own works, are the only authors who have understood Hegelian dialectics.Thoroughly researched and exhaustive in detail, this radical reinterpretation of Hegel's philosophy should greatly interest Hegel scholars and students.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Leonard F. Wheat (Alexandria, VA), a retired economist, received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1958. He is the author of six previous books dealing with economics, religion, film, and literature. His most recent book is Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: A Multiple Allegory.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPrometheus
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1616146427
- ISBN 13 9781616146429
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
- Rating
Search results for Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis...
Stock Image
Hegel's undiscovered thesis-antithesis-synthesis dialectics : what only Marx and Tillich understood.
Seller: Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: as new. Amherst, N.Y : Prometheus, 2012. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 444 pp. - For over fifty years, Hegel interpreters have rejected the former belief that Hegel used thesis-antithesis-synthesis dialectics. In this incisive analysis of Hegel's philosophy, Leonard F. Wheat shows that the modern interpretation is false. Wheat rigorously demonstrates that there are in fact thirty-eight well-concealed dialectics in Hegel's two most important works--twenty-eight in Phenomenology of Spirit and ten in The Philosophy of History. Wheat also develops other major new insights: Hegel's chief dialectical format consists of a two-concept thesis, a two-concept antithesis, and a two-concept synthesis that borrows one concept from the thesis and one from the antithesis. All dialectics are analogically based on the Christian separation-and-return myth: the dialectic separates from and returns to a thesis concept. Hegel's enigmatic Spirit is a four-faceted, deliberately fictitious, nonsupernatural entity that exists only as an atheistic redefinition of "God." Spirit's "divine life" begins not with consciousness but with unconsciousness, in the prehuman state of nature-before Spirit acquires its human mind. Hegel's concept of freedom is not a sociopolitical concept but release from bondage to religious superstition (belief in a supernatural God). In Hegel's widely misinterpreted master-and-slave parable, the master is God, the slave is man, and the slave's gaining his freedom is man's becoming an atheist. The standard non-Hegelian base-superstructure interpretation of Marx's dialectics is false. Marx's basic dialectic is actually this: thesis = communal ownership poverty, antithesis = private ownership wealth, synthesis = communal ownership wealth. Wheat also shows that Marx and Tillich, who subtly used Hegelian dialectics in their own works, are the only authors who have understood Hegelian dialectics. Thoroughly researched and exhaustive in detail, this radical reinterpretation of Hegel's philosophy should greatly interest Hegel scholars and students. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9781616146429. Keywords : PHILOSOPHY, Seller Inventory # 298794
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis Dialectics: What Only Marx and Tillich Understood
Published by
Prometheus December 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1616146427
ISBN 13: 9781616146429
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some very minor creasing some a few page edges. Seller Inventory # 300944
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis Dialectics: What Only Marx and Tillich Understood
Published by
Prometheus Books, New York, 2012
ISBN 10: 1616146427
ISBN 13: 9781616146429
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a subtle lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends, mild wear to the cover edges and corners, and a few shallow, small creases to the edges of the text block. Overall, a solid, Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, mild wear to the edges, and a touch of rubbing to the covers. Seller Inventory # 207218
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis Dialectics: What Only Marx and Tillich Understood
Seller: Grumpys Fine Books, Tijeras, NM, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: very good. little wear and tear. Seller Inventory # Grumpy1616146427
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hegel's Undiscovered Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis Dialectics: What Only Marx and Tillich Understood
Seller: Grumpys Fine Books, Tijeras, NM, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. Prompt service guaranteed. Seller Inventory # Clean1616146427
Quantity: 1 available