Freedom and “Absolute Subject” in Hegel
a Debate between Taylor and Pippin
Abstract
The "absolute" scope and the ultimate condition of the Hegelian system has been a philosophical problem that some interpreters have described as "unsurpassable". This scope is interpreted by Charles Taylor as an absolute spirit that is "embodied" in finite spirits, whose freedom is a condition of possibility for its realization. Robert Pippin is dissatisfied with the interpretation of the subject as the "receiver" of the spirit, since it makes access to a concept of "freedom" understood as social recognition difficult. In the present work these two perspectives have been presented and compared and it has been concluded that, although they offer very diverse interpretations of Hegelian texts, their theses are largely complementary. This coincidence allows a new consideration of Hegel's traditional commentators.
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