Lawrence Stepelevich

Summary

Lawrence S. Stepelevich (July 22, 1930 – August 14, 2022) was an American philosopher associated with a renewed interest in the works of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, particularly since the fall of the Soviet Union, with less emphasis placed on Karl Marx's interpretations than had previously been the case. Stepelevich also wrote on the works of Max Stirner.[1]

Education and career edit

Stepelevich graduated from the University of Albuquerque in 1954. He went to the Catholic University of America for graduate study, earning a master's degree in 1957 and completing his PhD in 1963. He joined the Villanova University faculty in 1964,[2] retired in 1996,[3] and was a professor emeritus of philosophy at Villanova.[4]

Contributions edit

Stepelevich is the author of Max Stirner on the Path of Doubt (2020). He is the editor of books including The Capitalist Reader (1977),[5] The Young Hegelians: An Anthology (1983),[6] Hegel's Philosophy of Action (1983).[7] and Selected Essays On G W F Hegel (1993).[8] He is the translator into English of Bruno Bauer's The Trumpet of the Last Judgement against Hegel, the Atheist and Antichrist: An Ultimatum (1989).[9]

From 1977 to 1996 Stepelevich was editor of The Owl of Minerva, the journal of Hegel Society of America.[10] He was president of the society for the 1996–1998 term.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lawrence Stanley Stepelevich". Legacy.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ Catalog 2002–2003 (PDF), Villanova University, p. 198
  3. ^ Lawrence S., Stepelevich (1996), "A Few Final Words from the Editor", Owl of Minerva, 27 (2): 131–136, doi:10.5840/owl199627212
  4. ^ Current graduate faculty, Villanova Department of Philosophy, retrieved 2021-06-01
  5. ^ Review of The Capitalist Reader: John Hospers, Reason, [1]
  6. ^ Reviews of The Young Hegelians: Christopher Berry, History of European Ideas, doi:10.1016/0191-6599(85)90031-2; Peter Jonkers, Tijdschrift voor Filosofie, JSTOR 40884912; D. McLellan, Hegel Bulletin, doi:10.1017/S0263523200003335; Donald Phillip Verene, Idealistic Studies, doi:10.5840/idstudies198616350
  7. ^ Reviews of Hegel's Philosophy of Action: Richard Bellamy, Hegel Bulletin, doi:10.1017/S026352320000447X; John A. Gueguen, The Modern Schoolman, doi:10.5840/schoolman198663451; A. W. J. Harper, Philosophy in Review, [2]; Norbert Waszek, Hegel-Studien, JSTOR 26597571
  8. ^ Review of Selected Essays On G W F Hegel: Katerina Deligiorgi, Hegel Bulletin, doi:10.1017/S0263523200005437
  9. ^ Review of The Trumpet of the Last Judgement against Hegel: Eric von der Luft, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, JSTOR 40036255
  10. ^ The Owl of Minerva, Hegel Society of America, retrieved 2021-06-01
  11. ^ Minutes from the HSA's Fourteenth Biennial Meeting, 1996 and Minutes of the Business Meeting, Fifteenth Biennial Meeting of the Hegel Society of America, retrieved 2021-06-05.

External links edit

  • Lecture on the Problem with Marx (audio)