ISSN:
1573-6571
Keywords:
homo religiosus
;
“x” experience
;
self-consciousness
;
desire
;
freedom
;
transcendence
;
recognition
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Theology and Religious Studies
Notes:
Abstract After a brief exploration of Hegel's writing on the formation of self-consciousness, including the place of religiosity in this formation, the article examines Kojeve's response to a Hegelian homo religiosus, followed by a counter-response to Kojeve's atheism through a peculiar, Jaspersian reading of Erich Fromm's discussion of the “x” experience. Finally, it will be argued that the desire for mutual recognition, and humanity's yearning for transcendence, are essential experiences in the formation of self-consciousness.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1010306523093
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