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In his famous lectures, the Russian-French philosopher Alexandre Kojève (1902–1968) introduced a reading of Hegel which has been extremely influential, particularly in France. In this interpretation, a struggle for recognition is seen as the key, not only to Hegel’s philosophy but to the history of human beings. Consequently, the realization of universal recognition would mean the end of history as we know it.

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  1. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finnland

    Sari Roman-Lagerspetz

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  1. Philosophisches Seminar, Universität Münster Philosophisches Seminar, Münster, Germany

    Ludwig Siep

  2. School of Humanities & Languages, The University of New South Wales School of Humanities & Languages, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Heikki Ikaheimo

  3. Philosophisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Philosophisches Seminar, Münster, Germany

    Michael Quante

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Roman-Lagerspetz, S. (2020). Alexandre Kojève. In: Siep, L., Ikaheimo, H., Quante, M. (eds) Handbuch Anerkennung. Springer Reference Geisteswissenschaften. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-19561-8_37-1

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