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Outline of a Phenomenology of Right

Alexandre Kojève - Edited by Bryan-Paul Frost and Robert Howse

Alexandre Koj_ve offers a systematic discussion of key themes such as right, justice, law, equality, and autonomy in which he presages our contemporary world of economic globalization and international law. Edited and translated (with Robert Howse) by Bryan-Paul Frost, this is the authoritative English language translation of a monumental work in political philosophy.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 512 • Trim: 6 x 9½
978-0-7425-5905-9 • Paperback • February 2007 • $57.00 • (£44.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / Political
Alexandre Koj_ve (1902-1968) was the author of the famous Introduction to the Reading of Hegel. He taught at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris), where he gave his famous lectures on Hegel, and later was an influential official in the French Ministry of Economic Affairs. His influence was widespread among post-World War II French thinkers including Aron, Bataille, Lacan, and Sartre, and continues among contemporary intellectuals such as Allan Bloom and Francis Fukuyama.
Chapter 1 Preliminary Remarks
Part 2 Droit As Such
Chapter 3 Definition of Droit
Chapter 4 The Reality of Droit
Chapter 5 The Specificity and Autonomy of Droit: The Juridical Activity in its Relations with other Human Activities and the Idea of Justice
Part 6 The Origin and Evolution of Droit
Chapter 7 The Source of Droit: The Anthropologic Desire for Recognition as the Source of the Idea of Justice
Chapter 8 The Birth ofDroit: The Antithetical Justices of the Master and Slave
Chapter 9 The evolution of the Droit: The Evolution of the Droit: Synthetic Justice of the Citizen
Part 10 The Legal System
Chapter 11 Classification for Juridical Phenomena
Chapter 12 Basic Study of Some Types of Juridical Phenomena
Chapter 13 International Droit, Domestic Droit, and the Plurality of National Juridical Systems
Chapter 14 Public Droit
Chapter 15 Penal Droit
Chapter 16 Private Droit
The publication of this meticulously accurate translation, of the genuinely classic work of a towering figure of twentieth century political philosophy, marks a major event in the world of English-speaking scholarship-which will finally have to come to terms with the challenge of Kojeve's highly original and uncompromisingly rationalist left-Hegelian phenomenology of justice.
— Thomas Pangle, University of Toronto


I found the translation of Kojeve's Outline of a Phenomenology of Right quite impressive. The translators have remained remarkably faithful to the original, even maintaining much of Kojeve's sentence structure, punctuation, and literary idiosyncracies while conveying this difficult work in a surprisingly clear and accessible translation. The editor's notes are excellently done, clarifying allusions in the text, explaining obscure references and noting ambiguities in the French original. Bryan Paul Frost and Robert Howse have provided the kind of translation and editorial apparatus made possible both by a fine grasp of the French language and by a deep familiarity with Kojeve's philosophical work as well as the broader tradition of legal and political philosophy.
— Daniel Mahoney, Assumption College


Kojeve was one of the last century's most influential philosophers, yet one of the least known to the public. This work, unpublished by the author, displays the principles and features of the 'universal and homogeneous state'—a state never seen but often presupposed by politicians as well as thinkers. Every reader deeply interested in today's politics will want this book....
— Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution


Admirers of Alexandre Kojeve's influential Introduction to the Reading of Hegel will be especially grateful for the publication of this translation of his Outline of a Phenomenology of Right. It renders more concrete many of the tantalizing arguments of that earlier work and should also serve to enrich our impoverished contemporary debate over globalization.
— Nathan Tarcov, University of Chicago


This translation merits high praise for its scrupulous care and precision. It is sufficiently literal to give the reader the confidence that Kojeve's argument has been faithfully conveyed, but sufficiently well-polished in its English to be no less readable than the French.
— James Nichols; Claremont Review of Books


Kojéve's work is always brilliant, and this particular work . . . expounds a very noteworthy position. . . . A highly original articulation of a unique and penetrating philosophical position.
— Donald J. Maletz,, University of Oklahoma


Kojeve was one of the last century's most influential philosophers, yet one of the least known to the public. This work, unpublished by the author, displays the principles and features of the 'universal and homogeneous state'—a state never seen but often presupposed by politicians as well as thinkers. Every reader deeply interested in today's politics will want this book.
— Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution


Outline of a Phenomenology of Right is an impressive and exhaustive effort that seeks to clarify the meaning of droit. The book, by Alexandre Kojève, not only unpacks the term, but in the process layers droit with Hegelian and Marxist historiography such that the reader is offered a rich historical understanding of droit that is both challenging and thought provoking. Readers can take away from this book an appreciation for the interconnectedness of law, justice, morality, rights, and the role of the state and political institutions in giving meaning to these terms.
— David Schultz, Hamline University; Journal of Law & Politics


Outline of a Phenomenology of Right

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Summary
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  • Alexandre Koj_ve offers a systematic discussion of key themes such as right, justice, law, equality, and autonomy in which he presages our contemporary world of economic globalization and international law. Edited and translated (with Robert Howse) by Bryan-Paul Frost, this is the authoritative English language translation of a monumental work in political philosophy.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 512 • Trim: 6 x 9½
    978-0-7425-5905-9 • Paperback • February 2007 • $57.00 • (£44.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / Political
Author
Author
  • Alexandre Koj_ve (1902-1968) was the author of the famous Introduction to the Reading of Hegel. He taught at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris), where he gave his famous lectures on Hegel, and later was an influential official in the French Ministry of Economic Affairs. His influence was widespread among post-World War II French thinkers including Aron, Bataille, Lacan, and Sartre, and continues among contemporary intellectuals such as Allan Bloom and Francis Fukuyama.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Preliminary Remarks
    Part 2 Droit As Such
    Chapter 3 Definition of Droit
    Chapter 4 The Reality of Droit
    Chapter 5 The Specificity and Autonomy of Droit: The Juridical Activity in its Relations with other Human Activities and the Idea of Justice
    Part 6 The Origin and Evolution of Droit
    Chapter 7 The Source of Droit: The Anthropologic Desire for Recognition as the Source of the Idea of Justice
    Chapter 8 The Birth ofDroit: The Antithetical Justices of the Master and Slave
    Chapter 9 The evolution of the Droit: The Evolution of the Droit: Synthetic Justice of the Citizen
    Part 10 The Legal System
    Chapter 11 Classification for Juridical Phenomena
    Chapter 12 Basic Study of Some Types of Juridical Phenomena
    Chapter 13 International Droit, Domestic Droit, and the Plurality of National Juridical Systems
    Chapter 14 Public Droit
    Chapter 15 Penal Droit
    Chapter 16 Private Droit
Reviews
Reviews
  • The publication of this meticulously accurate translation, of the genuinely classic work of a towering figure of twentieth century political philosophy, marks a major event in the world of English-speaking scholarship-which will finally have to come to terms with the challenge of Kojeve's highly original and uncompromisingly rationalist left-Hegelian phenomenology of justice.
    — Thomas Pangle, University of Toronto


    I found the translation of Kojeve's Outline of a Phenomenology of Right quite impressive. The translators have remained remarkably faithful to the original, even maintaining much of Kojeve's sentence structure, punctuation, and literary idiosyncracies while conveying this difficult work in a surprisingly clear and accessible translation. The editor's notes are excellently done, clarifying allusions in the text, explaining obscure references and noting ambiguities in the French original. Bryan Paul Frost and Robert Howse have provided the kind of translation and editorial apparatus made possible both by a fine grasp of the French language and by a deep familiarity with Kojeve's philosophical work as well as the broader tradition of legal and political philosophy.
    — Daniel Mahoney, Assumption College


    Kojeve was one of the last century's most influential philosophers, yet one of the least known to the public. This work, unpublished by the author, displays the principles and features of the 'universal and homogeneous state'—a state never seen but often presupposed by politicians as well as thinkers. Every reader deeply interested in today's politics will want this book....
    — Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution


    Admirers of Alexandre Kojeve's influential Introduction to the Reading of Hegel will be especially grateful for the publication of this translation of his Outline of a Phenomenology of Right. It renders more concrete many of the tantalizing arguments of that earlier work and should also serve to enrich our impoverished contemporary debate over globalization.
    — Nathan Tarcov, University of Chicago


    This translation merits high praise for its scrupulous care and precision. It is sufficiently literal to give the reader the confidence that Kojeve's argument has been faithfully conveyed, but sufficiently well-polished in its English to be no less readable than the French.
    — James Nichols; Claremont Review of Books


    Kojéve's work is always brilliant, and this particular work . . . expounds a very noteworthy position. . . . A highly original articulation of a unique and penetrating philosophical position.
    — Donald J. Maletz,, University of Oklahoma


    Kojeve was one of the last century's most influential philosophers, yet one of the least known to the public. This work, unpublished by the author, displays the principles and features of the 'universal and homogeneous state'—a state never seen but often presupposed by politicians as well as thinkers. Every reader deeply interested in today's politics will want this book.
    — Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution


    Outline of a Phenomenology of Right is an impressive and exhaustive effort that seeks to clarify the meaning of droit. The book, by Alexandre Kojève, not only unpacks the term, but in the process layers droit with Hegelian and Marxist historiography such that the reader is offered a rich historical understanding of droit that is both challenging and thought provoking. Readers can take away from this book an appreciation for the interconnectedness of law, justice, morality, rights, and the role of the state and political institutions in giving meaning to these terms.
    — David Schultz, Hamline University; Journal of Law & Politics


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