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Hegel Contra Sociology

by Gillian Rose

A radical new assessment of Hegel revealing the problems and limitations of sociological method.
Gillian Rose is among the twentieth century’s most important social philosophers. In perhaps her most significant work, Hegel Contra Sociology, Rose mounts a forceful defence of Hegelian speculative thought. Demonstrating how, in his criticisms of Kant and Fichte, Hegel supplies a preemptive critique of Weber, Durkheim, and all of the sociological traditions that stem from these “neo-Kantian” thinkers, Rose argues that any attempt to preserve Marxism from a similar critique and any attempt to renew sociology cannot succeed without coming to terms with Hegel’s own speculative discourse. With an analysis of Hegel’s mature works in light of his early radical writings, this book represents a profound step toward enacting just such a return to the Hegelian.

Paperback, 282 pages

ISBN: 9781844673544

June 2009

$12.95 / £6.99

Reviews

  • Her finest and most accomplished book ... Inspirational and profound scholarship.

    – Radical Philosophy

  • Writing wholly from within the tradition of modern European philosophy and social thought, [Rose] produced one of the most distinctive and original bodies of work of her generation.

    – Guardian

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Life and love in the works of Gillian Rose—a new review of Love's Work

If her mind could be characterised it would be by a phrase something along the lines of: a fierce vigilance of thought.

This is how Nicholas Lezard, columnist and literary critic at the Guardian, describes the philosopher and sociologist Gillian Rose. In his recent review of Love's Work, Lezard reminds us of Rose’s determination and richness of thought, which characterise both her work and her life. Unapologetically blending prose with theory, Love's Work is an unconventional memoir that takes us through Rose’s love affairs, family relations and her brave fight against cancer.

"Love" and "life" are for Rose almost interchangeable words; we read the phrase "life affair" more than once. And for those who have suffered for and in love, this may prove to be one of the most useful books they will ever read.

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