Hegel's Ethical Thought |
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| Author:
| Wood, Allen W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-37782-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1990 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.99 |
Book Description:
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This important study offers a non-technical exposition of the ethical theory underlying Hegel's philosophy of society, politics, and history. Professor Wood shows how Hegel applies his theory to such topics as human rights, the justification of legal punishment, criteria of moral responsibility, and the authority of individual conscience.
This important study offers a non-technical exposition of the ethical theory underlying Hegel's philosophy of society, politics, and history. Professor Wood shows how Hegel applies his theory to such topics as human rights, the justification of legal punishment, criteria of moral responsibility, and the authority of individual conscience.