Hegel, love and forgiveness: positive recognition in German idealism

This study offers a new interpretation of Hegelian recognition x2013; a central tenet of German Idealism x2013; focusing on positive ethical behaviours, such as love and forgiveness. Building on the work of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, Disley reassesses Hegel x2019;s approach to the subject/object dialectic and explores the previously neglected theological dimensions of his writings. Her new interpretation offers an innovative reading of Hegel x2019;s stance on the relationship between intersubjectivity, forgiveness and repentance in his social theory.