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George Armstrong Kelly

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George Armstrong Kelly (1932 Pittsburgh – December 23, 1987 Manhattan) was a political theorist, university professor and a notable scholar on the works of Hegel.[1][2][3][4][5]

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George Armstrong Kelly
Born1932 (1932)
DiedDecember 23, 1987(1987-12-23) (aged 54–55)
Academic background
Alma materStanford University (M.A.)
Harvard University (PhD)
ThesisToward Hegel: Idealist Political Philosophy and the Historical Consciousness, 1750-1830 (1967)
Academic work
EraContemporary philosophy
Sub-discipline
Political Philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
School or tradition
German Idealism
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Life and works

Kelly was born in Pittsburgh, and graduated from St. Paul's School in 1949. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1953, a master's degree from Stanford University and a doctorate in political science from Harvard University.[1]

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Books

  • Hegel's Retreat from Eleusis: Studies in Political Thought. Princeton U.P. 1978. ISBN 978-0-691-07589-1.[6]
  • Idealism, Politics and History: Sources of Hegelian Thought. Internet Archive. Cambridge U.P. 1969. ISBN 978-0-521-07510-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[7][8]
  • Lost Soldiers: The French Army and Empire in Crisis, 1947-1962. MIT Press. 1965. ISBN 978-0-262-11014-3.

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