God and the Self in Hegel

Paolo Diego Bubbio is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Western Sydney University, Australia. His books include Sacrifice in the Post-Kantian Tradition: Perspectivism, Intersubjectivity, and Recognition, also published by SUNY Press.

• Abbreviations for Hegel’s Primary TextsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Christ as Symbol in Kant’s Religion2. Hegel’s Conception of God3. The Reality of Religion in Hegel’s Idealist Metaphysics4. Hegel’s Version of the Ontological Argument for the Existence of God5. The Trinity and the "I"6. The Death of God and Recognition of the Self7. Beyond Subjectivism8. The Relevance of Hegel’s Philosophy of Religion TodayNotesBibliographyIndex

"Bubbio has produced an impressive and also challenging examination of Hegel's philosophy of religion. It is impressive for its meticulous analyses of an exceptionally wide range of recent commentaries on every aspect of his inquiry." — Owl of Minerva"God and the Self in Hegel makes two essential contributions to the understanding of Hegel's philosophical thought. The first and larger contribution consists in an interpretation of Hegel which, while figuring him as a post-Kantian who by and large accepts Kant's refutation of classical metaphysics, also sees him as correcting Kant's subjectivism. The second and narrower contribution lies in an analysis and recommendation of Hegel's philosophy of religion." — Hegel Bulletin"…this book offers clear and yet nuanced analyses of extremely complex issues and presents a very convincing argument in favour of an interpretation of Hegel's philosophy as a whole in terms of what Bubbio qualifies as a post-critical metaphysics." — Critical Horizons"The book situates itself expertly in the current landscape … it is a lucid introduction to the state of discussions in contemporary Hegel scholarship." — Philosophy Today"Bubbio has written an ambitiously argued book that offers meticulous scholarship on Hegel's philosophy of religion." — Sophia"…[a] fine book … [Bubbio] shows how to read Hegel well, and that Hegel repays the effort … God and the Self in Hegel not only shepherds readers through the fields of Hegel's (difficult) and his readers' (still more difficult) texts, but also commends grazing. Readers who seek Hegel's intellectual nutrients, delights, or both should follow Bubbio's crook." — Reading Religion