Author: Robert B. Pippin File Type: pdf This fresh and original book argues that the central questions in Hegels practical philosophy are the central questions in modern accounts of freedom What is freedom, or what would it be to act freely? Is it possible so to act? And how important is leading a free life? Robert Pippin argues that the core of Hegels answers is a social theory of agency, the view that agency is not exclusively a matter of the self-relation and self-determination of an individual but requires the right sort of engagement with and recognition by others. Using a detailed analysis of key Hegelian texts, he develops this interpretation to reveal the bearing of Hegels claims on many contemporary issues, including much-discussed core problems in the liberal democratic tradition. His important study will be valuable for all readers who are interested in Hegels philosophy and in the modern problems of agency and freedom. **Review Pre-publication praise Reading this book, it is fascinating to see how Hegel`s practical philosophy can even in its speculative elements be translated into a philosophical language used in moral epistemology today. Pippin succeeds in deepening our understanding of practical reason by giving a path-breaking interpretation of the way in which Hegel binds free agency to the social conditions of institutionally grounded practices of the mutual ascription of accountability. I am sure that this book will set a benchmark for all future research on Hegel and practical philosophy. Axel Honneth, University of Frankfurt Pre-publication praise This deep and provocative book masterfully recasts Hegels brilliant, but almost aggressively obscure, thought about the social normative conditions of human agency as an absolutely up-to-date, progressive, potentially transformative contribution to the current philosophical conversation. Robert Brandom, University of Pittsburgh ... the book does a good job of rendering some very difficult topics intelligible, putting them within the grasp of the general reader. ... the book has more than enough to recommend it to contemporary readers ... The Philosophers Magazine Robert Pippin is a fine philosopher and he has delivered a fine book. The Philosophical Quarterly Book Description Robert Pippin argues that the central questions in Hegels practical philosophy are the central questions in modern accounts of freedom. Using a detailed analysis of key Hegelian texts, he reveals the bearing of Hegels claims on many contemporary issues, including much-discussed core problems in the liberal democratic tradition.

Author: Ousmane K. Power-Greene File Type: pdf Against Wind and Tidetells the story of African Americans battle against the American Colonization Society (ACS), founded in 1816 with the intention to return free blacks to its colony Liberia. Although ACS members considered free black colonization in Africa a benevolent enterprise, most black leaders rejected the ACS, fearing that the organization sought forced removal. As Ousmane K. Power-Greenes story shows, these African American anticolonizationists did not believe Liberia would ever be a true black American homeland. In this study of anticolonization agitation, Power-Greene draws on newspapers, meeting minutes, and letters to explore the concerted effort on the part of nineteenth century black activists, community leaders, and spokespersons to challenge the American Colonization Societys attempt to make colonization of free blacks federal policy. The ACS insisted the plan embodied empowerment. The United States, they argued, would never accept free blacks as citizens, and the only solution to the status of free blacks was to create an autonomous nation that would fundamentally reject racism at its core. But the activists and reformers on the opposite side believed that the colonization movement was itself deeply racist and in fact one of the greatest obstacles for African Americans to gain citizenship in the United States. Power-Greene synthesizes debates about colonization and emigration, situating this complex and enduring issue into an ever broader conversation about nation building and identity formation in the Atlantic world. **Review Against Wind and Tideis a fine contribution to the story of African colonization movements in early American history.-The Journal of American History Well-written and cogently argued,Against Wind and Tideis a must-read for scholars interested in the African Colonization Movement.-American Historical Review Against Wind and Tide probes more deeply into the history of black opposition to the American Colonization Societys program of removal than any previous work. Power-Greene skillfully weaves together a number of important historical strands of the antebellum period that illuminate just how central the debate over Liberian colonization was in relationship to African American identity and presence in the United States. Significantly, he pays close attention to the place of Haiti as an alternative site for African American migration and identity formation, detailing how crucial the black republic was to any discussion of Afro-Atlantic destiny.-Claude Clegg,Indiana University This well-crafted monograph fleshes out our understanding of the varied ways by which northern free blacks worked to discredit, destroy, sidestep, or even, in some cases, exploit ACS and its wealthy and distinguished white supporters as the organization gained popularity in the North and Midwest during the 1840s and 1850s.-Journal of Interdisciplinary History Ousmane Power-Greenes book is an important and much-needed corrective to the recent boom in the history of the American colonization movement. In recapitulating the long genealogy of African American opposition to colonization and carefully distinguishing colonization from independent black emigration and nationalist efforts, he has made an indispensable contribution to the early history of the United States as well as the international efforts of black people to stem the tide of slavery and racism in the western world.-Manisha Sinha,University of Massachusetts, Amherst About the Author Ousmane K. Power-Greene is Assistant Professor of History at Clark University (MA).