master–slave dialectic
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The master–slave dialectic is a key Hegelian philosophical concept describing how self-consciousness, power, and freedom develop through a struggle for recognition between a dominant "master" and a subordinate "slave."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hegelian concept
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concept in German idealism ⓘ dialectic ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| author |
G. W. F. Hegel
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surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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| centralTheme |
domination and subordination
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fear of death ⓘ freedom through struggle ⓘ labor and work ⓘ mutual dependence ⓘ recognition ⓘ |
| describes |
dependence and independence of self-consciousness
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development of self-consciousness ⓘ freedom ⓘ power relations ⓘ relation between master and slave ⓘ struggle for recognition ⓘ |
| developsConcept |
lordship and bondage
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recognitive relations ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationBy |
Alexandre Kojève
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Frantz Fanon ⓘ Jean Hyppolite ⓘ Judith Butler ⓘ Ludwig Siep NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of the master
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figure of the slave ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexandre Kojève
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Frantz Fanon ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir ⓘ critical theory ⓘ existentialism ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedInWorkSection | Self-Consciousness ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Herrschaft und Knechtschaft ⓘ |
| partOf |
phenomenology of spirit
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surface form:
Phenomenology of Spirit
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| relatedTo |
German idealism
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Hegelian dialectics ⓘ
surface form:
Hegelian phenomenology
dialectic of dependence ⓘ historicity of self-consciousness ⓘ lordship and bondage section ⓘ social ontology of recognition ⓘ struggle for recognition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Phenomenology of Spirit