Hegel's Phenomenology of the Absolute Open Access

Abstract

In this thesis, I attempt to answer the question, "How is Hegel's absolute knowing, absolute?" through expositing what the canons of both western and eastern philosophy take to be absolute knowing. I believe the master key to this question is Hegel's conception of the true infinity [das wahrhafte Unendliche] and I justify this interpretation by examining the views of prominent Hegelian thinkers, Alexandre Kojève and Jean Hyppolite, and the concept of Wu Wei from the Tao Te Ching.

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Epigraph p.1

Preface p.2

Kojève's Absolute Knowledge p.5

Hyppolite's Absolute Knowledge p.17

The Taoist's Absolute Knowledge p.32

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School	Emory College
Department	Philosophy
Degree	BA
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Philosophy
Keyword	Absolute Hegel Tao
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Verene, Donald Phillip, Emory University
Committee Members	Coropceanu, Lilia, Emory University Makkreel, Rudolf A, Emory University

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