The Hegelian dialectic
Historical backgrounds
Hegel, philosopher of capitalism
Hegel on identity and difference
Hegelian identity and economics
Hegel and deconstruction
Hegel on language
Hegel, language, and literary theory: Saussure, Barthes, Derrida, Deleuze
Language and the unconscious Kristeva
The master/slave dialectic
The master/slave dialectic in literary theory: Deleuze, Derrida
Hegel and Marx
Hegel and Marxist literary theory (I): Horkheimer and Adorno; Benjamin
Hegel and Marxist literary theory (II)
Hegel on gender: Antigone
Feminists on Hegel and Antigone: Irigaray, Butler, (Derrida)
Historical contexts of Hegel's views on women
Epilogue: the futures of theory: toward a dialectical humanism.