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    The paper develops a conception of marital love as a complex recognitive relation, which I articulate by juxtaposing it against other recognitive relations that figure in Hegel's theory of modern civil society (i.e., respect and esteem). Drawing on Hegel's early writings, I argue that, if love is to provide its unique sort of recognition, it must obtain between “living beings who are equal in power”—a peculiar form of equality that I name (drawing on Stanley Cavell's work) “dynamic equality.” I …Read more
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    Alleviating love’s rage: Hegel on shame and sexual recognition
    British Journal for the History of Philosophy 28 (4): 756-776. 2020.
    The paper reconstructs Hegel’s account of shame as a fundamental affect. Qua spiritual, the human individual strives for self-determination; hence she is ashamed of the fact that, q...
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    Finite freedom: Hegel on the existential function of the state
    European Journal of Philosophy 30 (3): 943-960. 2021.
    European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
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    Finite freedom: Hegel on the existential function of the state
    European Journal of Philosophy 30 (3): 943-960. 2021.
    European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 943-960, September 2022.