Karen Koch – författare

Whilst much previous writing on Hegel has focused on his social and political philosophy, this volume makes it clear that feminist issues are relevant to many, if not all, aspects of Hegel’s system.With innovative close readings that place Hegel’s philosophy in dialogue with contemporary feminist debates and relevant issues such as: reproductive work, sexism, prejudice and discrimination against women, the essays in this collections reveal the gendered nature of Hegel's oeuvre. Beginning with three sections that analyse the theoretical and abstract parts of his philosophy, the authors explore sexual difference and its implications in Hegel’s epistemology and logic, its relation to his mythology and aesthetics, as well as to social and political philosophy. Including examinations that focus, for example, on crime and punishment, and the notion of piety and the figure of the monarch, these articles delve into topics that have yet to be deeply discussed with regard to sexual difference. Concluding with a chapter that also outlines the practical ways in which this knowledge can be applied, Hegel and Feminism highlights the relevance of Hegel’s conception of sexual difference to contemporary issues, including its implications for other feminist-related, but transdisciplinary fields such as politics, education, and activism.

"Theater such as Kenneth Koch cannot be simply paraphrased, and presents to the audience the classic Mennipean challenge: to ponder, to mull it over, to think."--Mac Wellman The Banquet brings together 144 plays, ten screenplays, and five operas spanning more than five decades of experimental work from a writer John Ashbery has called "simply the best we have." Witty, provocative, and playful, Kenneth Koch's work draws on poetry, musicals, improvisational comedy, satire, and other forms for their inspiration and touches on subjects ranging from the silly to the sublime. Kenneth Koch (1925--2002), known for his association with the New York School of poetry, wrote many collections of poetry, fiction, plays, and nonfiction. His books include Seasons on Earth, On the Edge, Thank You and Other Poems, The Art of Love, One Thousand Avant-Garde Plays, Hotel Lambosa, and The Collected Fiction, and several books on teaching children how to write poetry.Koch was awarded numerous honors, including the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, awarded by the Library of Congress in 1996, as well as awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the Fulbright, Guggenheim, and Ingram-Merrill foundations. In 1996 he was inducted as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Kenneth Koch lived in New York City, where he was professor of English at Columbia University.

Ist in der Natur eine Form von Zweckmäßigkeit realisiert? Wirkt in ihr eine besondere teleologische Kausalität? Welche metaphysischen Implikationen bringt eine positive oder negative Beantwortung der letzteren Frage mit sich? Und welche Rolle spielt der Begriff der Teleologie für das Verhältnis von Natur- und Selbstverständnis? Das Buch untersucht diese Fragestellungen im Kontext der theoretischen Philosophie Kants und Hegels. Dafür werden einschlägige Passagen aus Kants »Kritik der reinen Vernunft« und der »Kritik der Urteilskraft« sowie aus Hegels »Wissenschaft der Logik« einem Vergleich unterzogen. Karen Koch verteidigt dabei drei Hauptthesen: i) Für Kant und für Hegel ist die Frage nach Zweckstrukturen in der Natur nicht von der Frage nach unserem eigenen Selbstverständnis als vernünftige und natürliche Wesen zu trennen. ii) Der Vergleich der Zweckkonzeptionen Kants und Hegels zeigt, dass die Entscheidung für oder gegen die Naturteleologie aufgrund weiterer metaphysischer Vorannahmen zur Struktur der Wirklichkeit fällt, die in dem jeweiligen Wirklichkeitsbild vertreten werden. iii) Hegels Zweckkonzeption ist wesentlich als eine Fundierung derjenigen Kants zu verstehen.