ABSTRACT

This collection of original essays discusses the relationship between Hegel and the Frankfurt School Critical Theory tradition. The book’s aim is to take stock of this fascinating, complex, and complicated relationship. The volume is divided into five parts: Part I focuses on dialectics and antagonisms. Part II is concerned with ethical life and intersubjectivity. Part III is devoted to the logico-metaphysical discourse surrounding emancipation. Part IV analyses social freedom in relation to emancipation. Part V discusses classical and contemporary political philosophy in relation to Hegel and the Frankfurt School, as well as radical-democratic models and the outline and functions of economic institutions.

chapter |30 pages

Introduction

From “Rescuing” and “Reanimating” Hegel to Taking Stock of Things

part I|58 pages

Dialectics and Antagonisms

chapter 2|36 pages

Unsocial Society

Adorno, Hegel, and Social Antagonisms

part II|51 pages

Intersubjectivity and Ethical Life

part III|51 pages

Logic and Emancipatory Power

part IV|72 pages

Social Freedom and Emancipation

chapter 7|47 pages

The Dragon Seed Project

Dismantling the Master’s House With the Master’s Tools?

chapter 8|23 pages

The Passionate Nature of Freedom

From Hegel to Dewey and Adorno; From This to Another Country

part V|55 pages

Political Theory and Political Economy