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Finding freedom : Hegelian philosophy and the emancipation of women

Title
  1. Finding freedom : Hegelian philosophy and the emancipation of women / Sara MacDonald.
Published by
  1. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2008], ©2008.
Author
  1. MacDonald, Sara (Sara Jane)

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Description
  1. xii, 156 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. "In an era of political cynicism and apathy, Finding Freedom seeks to strengthen modern political life, arguing that Hegel's understanding of the true nature ofhuman freedom - one that promotes equality can be grounds for reinvigorating both the family and the political community."--BOOK JACKET.
Series statement
  1. McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 45
Uniform title
  1. McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 45.
Alternative title
  1. Finding freedom : Hegel's philosophy and the emancipation of women
Subject
  1. Liberté > Philosophie
  2. Women's rights
  3. Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831
  4. État
  5. Families > Philosophy
  6. Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
  7. Famille > Philosophie
  8. Femmes > Droits
  9. Liberty > Philosophy
  10. Human rights
  11. State, The
Contents
  1. 1. A Hegelian Contradiction: Seeking a Poetic Solution -- 2. Sophocles' Antigone: A Tragic Imbalance -- 3. Hegel's Antigone: Ethical Life in the Phenomenology of Spirit -- 4. The Philosophy of Right: A New Ethical Order -- 5. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Antigone Reformed -- 6. Conclusion: Hegel in the Contemporary World.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-144) and index.