Lordship, Bondage, and the Formation of Homo Religiosus

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, Jaspe...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: DuBose, Todd (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2000]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Self-consciousness
B Homo Religiosus
B Desire
B Transcendence
B "x" experience
B Freedom
B Recognition
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1023/A:1010306523093