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Hegel: Spirit, History and Forgiveness
| Semester and Year | SP 2013 |
| Course Number | IDSEM-UG1718 |
| Section | 001 |
| Instructor | Justin Holt |
| Days | Fri |
| Time | 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM |
| Units | 4.0 |
| Level | U |
| Foundation Requirement | HUM |
Description
German Idealist thinker G.W.F. Hegel's views of historical and cultural change have been tremendously influential. Hegel asks us to consider: is there a logic to historical development? Can human knowledge ever be complete? Is a past of domination required for a future of freedom? Hegel raises these questions, and more, in The Phenomenology of Spirit . This course introduces students to this seminal work, exploring Hegel's ideas about the development of civilization, the nature of knowledge, the status of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution as projects of intellectual and political liberation, and the prospect of forgiveness for historical wrongs. We also look at some other works that draw on similar themes, such as Kant's Perpetual Peace and Sophocles' Antigone.
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Course Type
Interdisciplinary Seminars (IDSEM-UG)
