Category: Philosophy
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frühe Schriften I, Gesammelte Werke, 01
This book provides a comprehensive collection of Hegel’s earliest writings and reflections, spanning his youth through his formative years. It includes diaries, early school essays, sermons, studies, and correspondence that illuminate his philosophical development. Each section captures Hegel’s grappling with questions central to his later work, including religion, ethics, and metaphysics, in addition to his…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frühe Exzerpte (1785-1800), Gesammelte Werke, 03
This volume provides a collection of early writings and excerpts from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s educational and formative years. It encompasses writings from his time in gymnasium (1785-1788), his years in Bern (1794-1796), and various undated excerpts. The contents cover philosophical reflections, pedagogical insights, definitions of central philosophical terms, and observations on European culture and…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungsmanuskripte II (1816-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 18
The reception history of Hegel’s philosophy has been largely shaped by his lectures. However, manuscripts of these lectures have only survived fragmentarily—except for the manuscript on the philosophy of religion, which was already published with appendices in GW 17. This volume brings together all the other surviving manuscripts and notes for the lectures that Hegel…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schriften und Entwürfe II (1826-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 16
This volume contains writings and fragments from the latter half of Hegel’s Berlin years, 1826–1831: On the Converted from the Berliner Schnellpost, the reviews and replies from the Jahrbücher für wissenschaftliche Kritik, the Latin speech for the 300th anniversary of the presentation of the Confessio Augustana, and the essay On the English Reform Bill. Additionally,…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Nürnberger Gymnasialkurse und Gymnasialreden (1808-1816), Gesammelte Werke, 10,1
In Hegel’s philosophical development, there is a decade-long gap between the foundational years in Jena (1801-1806) and the years of elaboration in Heidelberg and Berlin (1816-1831). This period includes the two Bamberg years (1807-1808), for which the few texts are already published in volumes 5 and 12 of the Gesammelte Werke, and especially the Nuremberg…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Nürnberger Gymnasialkurse und Gymnasialreden (1808-1816), Gesammelte Werke, 10,2
In Hegel’s philosophical development, there is a decade-long gap between the foundational years in Jena (1801-1806) and the years of elaboration in Heidelberg and Berlin (1816-1831). This period includes the two Bamberg years (1807-1808), for which the few texts are already published in volumes 5 and 12 of the Gesammelte Werke, and especially the Nuremberg…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik. Erster Band. Die objektive Logik (1812/13), Gesammelte Werke, 11
Hegel’s Science of Logic is a landmark work that deeply examines the underlying structures of thought and reality. Volume 1, The Objective Logic, is divided into two primary books: The Doctrine of Being and The Doctrine of Essence. This volume introduces Hegel’s systematic philosophy, beginning with a deep inquiry into the most fundamental categories of…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Naturrecht und Staatswissenschaft im Grundrisse – Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts, Gesammelte Werke, 14,1
Hegel’s Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts is considered one of the classical and most influential works in modern legal and political philosophy. In it, he outlines a philosophy of objective spirit, partly based on earlier ‘natural law’ and partly in response to the political and legal conditions following the French Revolution and at the start…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts: Beilagen, Gesammelte Werke, 14,2
Hegel’s Groundwork of the Philosophy of Right is one of the most classical and influential works in modern legal and political philosophy. In it, he outlines a philosophy of objective spirit, partly drawing on earlier ‘natural law’ and partly with reference to the political and legal situation following the French Revolution and at the beginning…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts: Anhang, Gesammelte Werke, 14,3
Hegel’s Groundwork of the Philosophy of Right is one of the most classical and influential works in modern legal and political philosophy. In it, he outlines a philosophy of objective spirit, partly drawing on earlier natural law and partly in response to the political and legal situation following the French Revolution and at the beginning…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des subjektiven Geistes II, Gesammelte Werke, 25,2
The first volume (GW 25,1), published in 2008, includes the transcripts of the lectures from 1822 and 1825 that Hegel gave based on the first edition of his “Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline” (1817). The second volume now contains the textual witnesses of the 1827/28 lectures (the transcript by Stolzenberg with variants from…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Exzerpte und Notizen (1809-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 22
The volume contains all the remaining notes and excerpts from books, journals, and newspapers by Hegel from the years 1809 to 1831, primarily from his time in Berlin. Hegel had already compiled extensive excerpts from the literature he read during his gymnasium years and had kept them permanently, referring to them as the “incunabula of…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frühe Schriften II, Gesammelte Werke, 02
Continuing from Volume I of the “Early Writings” published in 1989, Volume II contains all texts from Hegel’s years in Frankfurt (1797–1800): the revised Berne manuscripts on faith, religion, and the history of Israel, as well as newly created manuscripts on the history of Israel and the Greek, Jewish, and Christian religions. It also includes…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Wissenschaft der Logik I, Gesammelte Werke, 23,1
The lecture transcripts of Hegel’s lectures on logic provide a comprehensive view of the historical development of logic, especially the “pre-concept.” In them, Hegel’s logic gains a liveliness and clarity that makes understanding this discipline much easier compared to the Encyclopedia. These lectures are preserved in ten transcripts. The first volume includes, in addition to…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte IV, Gesammelte Werke, 27,4
Transcripts of the lecture from the Winter Semester 1830/31 by Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hegel with variants from the transcripts of Jan Ackersdijck, Adolf Heimann, and Johann Heinrich Wichern. DOWNLOAD: (.pdf)
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts II, Gesammelte Werke, 26,2
While the lectures on the philosophy of right in GW 26,1, from Hegel’s time in Heidelberg and his early years in Berlin, prepare the Foundations of the Philosophy of Right (GW 14,1), in the first half of the 1820s, Hegel lectures on his philosophy of right based on this lecture compendium. In addition, he supports…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Kunst I, Gesammelte Werke, 28,1
Hegel’s Philosophy of Art, in its extensively developed form, has been preserved solely through lecture transcripts from the lectures Hegel gave in Berlin, which he held a total of four times. These transcripts provide a reliable picture of the development of this discipline. Part I contains the text witnesses of the first two lectures: The…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts III, Gesammelte Werke, 26,3
Following GW 26,2, which contains the surviving transcripts of the first two lectures (from 1821/22 and 1822/23) after the publication of the “Groundwork,” this volume, GW 26,3, documents Hegel’s last complete lecture on philosophy of right from 1824/25 (transcribed by Griesheim). After Hegel had entrusted the philosophy of right lecture to his friend and student…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Wissenschaft der Logik II, Gesammelte Werke, 23,2
The first volume of lecture transcripts on Hegel’s Science of Logic within the Gesammelte Werke (GW 23,1) contains the transcripts created in Jena, as well as those based on the first edition of the Encyclopedia (1817). The second volume (GW 23,2), now published, includes the lecture transcripts from the 1828 (Libelt), 1829 (Rolin), and 1831…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte I, Gesammelte Werke, 27,1
Hegel first presented his Philosophy of World History in the winter of 1822/23, as the last discipline, only after the aesthetics and philosophy of religion. The manuscript he prepared for this first course has been lost; extensive fragments only exist for the “Introduction” that he presented in the later courses, especially in the last one…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des subjektiven Geistes III, Gesammelte Werke, 25,3
The first volume, published in 2008 (GW 25,1), contains the lecture notes from the 1822 and 1825 lectures that Hegel delivered based on the first edition of his Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse (1817). The second volume (published in 2011) includes the texts from the 1827/28 lectures (the lecture notes by Stolzenberg, with variants…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie I, Gesammelte Werke, 30,1
In the context of Hegel’s lecture activities, his lectures on the history of philosophy hold particular significance: After the lectures on logic and metaphysics, Hegel devoted himself to no other subject as often and in as much detail, and with these lectures, he essentially founded the discipline of the history of philosophy within the structure…
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Die Bibliothek Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegels I, Abteilungen I-III, Gesammelte Werke, 31,1
The catalog of Hegel’s library, based on the auction catalog published in Berlin in 1832, is presented in two volumes. Volume 31,1 includes, in addition to an introduction by the editor, the titles listed in the auction catalog under the following categories: I. Philosophy and TheologyII. Greek and Roman Literature, Treatises on the Subject, Translations,…
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Die Bibliothek Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegels II, Abteilungen IV-IX, Anhang, Gesammelte Werke, 31,2
The catalog of Hegel’s library, based on the auction catalog published in Berlin in 1832, is presented in two volumes. Volume 31,2 contains the titles under the following categories: IV. Geography, History, Legal and Political ScienceV. Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and MedicineVI. Miscellaneous Writings Additionally, the following categories are included: VII. MapsVIII. Music for the PianoforteIX.…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Religion und Vorlesungen über die Beweise vom Dasein Gottes I, Gesammelte Werke, 29,1
Hegel held four lecture courses on the philosophy of religion; this first volume of the planned three-volume edition contains the first two lectures from the summer semesters of 1821 and 1824. For the first lecture, Hegel used the manuscript edited in Volume 17 of the Gesammelte Werke; the pagination of this edition is provided here…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Wissenschaft der Logik III, Gesammelte Werke, 23,3
With this third volume, the edition of Hegel’s lectures on the Science of Logic is completed. It contains, in the first part, as secondary transmission, the “Additions” that the editor of the first part of the Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences (1840), dedicated to Logic, compiled based on Hegel’s manuscripts and lecture transcripts. Only one…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Kunst II, Gesammelte Werke, 28,2
The secular significance of Hegel’s philosophy for the 19th century was primarily based on his teaching activities in Berlin, i.e., his lectures on Real Philosophy. Therefore, the historical-critical edition of the transcripts of these lectures in the Gesammelte Werke holds particular importance. Hegel’s philosophy of art, in its fully developed form, has only survived through…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte II, Gesammelte Werke, 27,2
In the winter semester of 1824/25, Hegel delivered his second lecture on the philosophy of world history. Compared to the lecture from 1822/23, he introduced several new focal points. On one hand, he expanded the range of cultures discussed: before covering the main course of world history, he now provides extended discussions on Africa; in…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Kunst III, Gesammelte Werke, 28,3
Hegel’s philosophy of art, in its fully developed form, has only survived through transcripts of lectures he gave in Berlin, a total of four times. These transcripts provide a reliable picture of the development of this discipline. The present volume 3 contains the transcripts from the winter semester of 1828/29. The primary transcript is that…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Religion und Vorlesungen über die Beweise vom Dasein Gottes II, Gesammelte Werke, 29,2
This volume includes, on one hand, the text of Hegel’s 1827 lecture on the philosophy of religion, in which Hegel made substantial revisions compared to his previous 1824 lecture, as well as the only surviving excerpts from a transcript of the 1831 philosophy of religion lecture. These two text groups are supplemented by special material…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie III, Gesammelte Werke, 30,3
Within the context of Hegel’s lecturing activity, the lectures on the history of philosophy hold special significance: next to his lectures on logic and metaphysics, Hegel dedicated himself to no other topic as frequently and thoroughly. With these lectures, he effectively established the discipline of the history of philosophy within the framework of the philosophical…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Kunst IV, Gesammelte Werke, 28,4
With the “Appendix” presented in the fourth part volume (GW 28,4), the historical-critical edition of the transcripts of Hegel’s Berlin lectures on the philosophy of art is now complete. It begins with the “Editorial Report,” which provides an overview of the development of Hegel’s philosophy of art, a description of sources, and a characterization of…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse (1817), Gesammelte Werke, 13
In the winter semester of 1816/17, Hegel lectured in Heidelberg on the Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences and soon afterward—in June 1817—published an outline of his system under this title. Hegel’s student and biographer, Karl Rosenkranz, wrote about this: “This first edition of the Encyclopaedia still fully bears the creative breath of its initial production.…
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Zarathustra’s Moral Tyranny: Spectres of Kant, Hegel and Feuerbach
Zarathustra’s Moral Tyranny: Spectres of Kant, Hegel, and Feuerbach by Francesca Cauchi is a philosophical analysis that reshapes our understanding of Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, often regarded as one of his most enigmatic and richly layered texts. Cauchi provocatively reinterprets Zarathustra not merely as a herald of values opposed to Christianity, but as an advocate…
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Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx: From the Critique of Reason to the Critique of Society
In Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx, Andres Saenz De Sicilia analyses the philosophical and socio-economic dimensions of the concept of “subsumption,” combining together the ideas of modern philosophy with critical social theory to examine how this notion operates within the framework of capitalism. At the basis of this inquiry is the recognition of capitalism…
