The Black Circle : A Life of Alexandre Kojève

Alexandre Kojève (1902–1968) was a thinker of many contradictions. Born in Russia, he spent most of his life in France.

Table of Contents

Part I. Russian Contexts

1. Madmen

2. The Possessed

3. Godmen

Part II. The Hegel Lectures

4. The Last Revolution

5. Time No More

6. The Book of the Dead

Part Ill. The Later Writings

7. Nobodies

8. Roads or Ruins?

9. Why Finality?

About the Author

Jeff Love is Research Scholar at the Research Initiative in Russian Philosophy, Literature, and Religious Thought, Northwestern University, USA.