Stern, R. (2012) Is Hegel’s Master–Slave Dialectic a Refutation of Solipsism? British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 20 (2). 333 - 361. ISSN 0960-8788
Abstract
This paper considers whether Hegel’s master/slave dialectic in the Phenomenology of Spirit should be considered as a refutation of solipsism. It focuses on a recent and detailed attempt to argue for this sort of reading that has been proposed by Frederick Beiser ? but it argues that this reading is unconvincing, both in the historical motivations given for it in the work of Jacobi and Fichte, and as an interpretation of the text itself. An alternative reading of the dialectic is proposed, where it is argued that the central problem Hegel is concerned with is not solipsism, but the sociality of freedom
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in British Journal for the History of Philosophy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2014 14:36 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2014 15:36 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2012.664026 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81345 |