This classic introduction to one of the most influential modern thinkers, G.W.F. Hegel (1770-1831) has been made even more comprehensive through the addition of four new chapters.
- New edition of a classic introduction to Hegel.
- Enables students to engage with many aspects of Hegel’s philosophy.
- Covers the whole range of Hegel’s mature thought.
- Relates Hegel’s ideas to other thinkers, such as Luther, Descartes and Kant.
- Offers a distinctive and challenging interpretation of Hegel’s work.
Acknowledgements to the Second Edition.
Acknowledgements to the First Edition.
List of Abbreviations.
Chronology.
Introduction.
1 History and Truth.
The Historicity of Thought and Civilization.
Comparing Civilizations.
Self-consciousness and Historical Progress.
History, Truth and Relativism.
History and the Absolute.
2 Thinking Without Presuppositions.
Thought and Freedom.
From Indeterminate to Determinate Thought.
The Method of Dialectical Thinking.
Logic and Ontology.
Logic, Science and History.
3 Phenomenology and Natural Consciousness.
Logic and Phenomenology.
The Method of Phenomenology.
Logic in Phenomenology.
The Role of the “We”.
Sense-certainty.
From Certainty to Truth.
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