Publications

Authors:

Battistoni, Giulia

Title:

The Life of/in Nature. From Hegel to British Idealism and Its Twentieth-Century Afterlives

Year:

2025

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

ETHICS IN PROGRESS

ISSN of journal:

2084-9257

N° Volume:

16

Number or Folder:

1

Page numbers:

93-115

Keyword:

Hegel, organism, life, nature, British Idealism, Whitehead, Jonas.

Short description of contents:

This essay traces the philosophical development of the concept of organic life and nature from Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature through British Idealism to the twentieth century thought of Alfred North Whitehead and Hans Jonas. It highlights how Hegel’s idea of the organism as a self-producing, purposive unity influenced later thinkers, directly or indirectly, shaping views of nature as inherently processual, relational, and teleological. By uncovering the Hegelian echoes in British Idealism and beyond, the essay argues for the continuing relevance of speculative conceptions of life and nature. This reconstruction offers new insights into contemporary philosophical biology and environmental ethics, suggesting that the categories of organism, purposiveness, and selfhood remain vital for rethinking the place of life within nature today.

Web page:

https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/eip/issue/view/3085

Product ID:

146849

Handle IRIS:

11562/1167878

Last Modified:

August 6, 2025

Bibliographic citation:

Battistoni, Giulia, The Life of/in Nature. From Hegel to British Idealism and Its Twentieth-Century Afterlives «ETHICS IN PROGRESS» , vol. 16 , n. 1 , 2025 , pp. 93-115

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