The Birth of Theory

by Andrew Cole

Modern theory needs a history lesson. Neither Marx nor Nietzsche first gave us theory--Hegel did. To support this contention, Andrew Cole's The Birth of Theory presents a refreshingly clear and lively account of the origins and legacy of Hegel's dialectic as theory. Cole explains how Hegel boldly broke from modern philosophy when he adopted medieval dialectical habits of thought to fashion his own dialectic. While his contemporaries rejected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022613542X
• ISBN13: 9780226135427
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"