Tag: hegel
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: A Propaedeutic
Thomas Sören Hoffmann’s Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: A Propaedeutic is a monumental intellectual biography that goes deeply into the dense philosophy of Hegel, the master philosopher of German idealism and the last great system builder of European philosophy. Hoffmann offers a comprehensive exploration of Hegel’s thought, working through all the major themes that define his…
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Picturing Hegel: An Illustrated Guide to Hegel’s Encyclopaedia Logic
Picturing Hegel: An Illustrated Guide to Hegel’s Encyclopaedia Logic by Julie E. Maybee is a groundbreaking work that breathes new life into G.W.F. Hegel’s notoriously dense and challenging Encyclopaedia Logic. Maybee created an ambitious project to demystify Hegel’s philosophical system by employing diagrams and illustrations, offering a novel approach that caters to both newcomers and…
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Hegel’s Shorter Logic: An Introduction and Commentary
Hegel’s Shorter Logic: An Introduction and Commentary by John Grier Hibben and Eric v.d. Luft is a monumental contribution to Hegelian scholarship, offering an in-depth exploration of Hegel’s Encyclopedia Logic. Since its original publication in 1902, Hibben’s work has been celebrated for its clarity and insightful interpretation of Hegel’s philosophical system. This revised edition, significantly…
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Le idee migliorano. Origini e presupposti della Storia della filosofia di Hegel (1650-1827)
Roberto Bordoli’s Le idee migliorano. Origini e presupposti della Storia della filosofia di Hegel (1650-1827) is a compelling exploration of the development of the history of philosophy as an autonomous discipline and Hegel’s approach to it, steeped in a historical and ethical consciousness that reflects the intellectual evolution of modern Europe. Bordoli positions the history…
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Hegel in Nürnberg: Zeugnisse der Lehre und Zeichen der Liebe 1808 bis 1816
In Hegel in Nürnberg: Zeugnisse der Lehre und Zeichen der Liebe 1808 bis 1816, Rolf Gröschner and Wolfgang Mölkner make an intricate exploration of the unique period during which Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel served as rector at the Egidien-Gymnasium in Nuremberg. This work is neither a mere chronological recounting nor a simple historical narrative. Instead,…
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Hegel und die Freiheit der Modernen
Domenico Losurdo’s Hegel und die Freiheit der Modernen (Hegel and the Freedom of the Moderns) is an intellectually dense and methodically expansive work that scrutinizes and dismantles longstanding stereotypes surrounding Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, particularly the reductionist portrayal of him as merely a theorist of conservative restoration. Losurdo revisits Hegel’s philosophy through a historically grounded…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Gesammelte Werke
The historical-critical Academy edition of G.W.F. Hegel’s Gesammelte Werke (Collected Works) is the scholarly edition that encompasses the entirety of Hegel’s preserved works. This comprehensive project provides an authoritative resource on Hegel’s major writings, establishing a milestone in philosophical scholarship. It includes both published volumes and those forthcoming, aiming to cover everything from Hegel’s published…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Gesammelte Werke, 09
Hegel was thirty-seven; he was lecturing at the University of Jena, but was not very successful. He was quite poor, he needed money. He had a contract with a publisher in Bamberg for the Phenomenology, his first big and serious philosophical book. At some point the work slowed down and Hegel did not receive any payments,…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jenaer Systementwürfe III, Gesammelte Werke, 08
The lecture manuscript on the philosophy of nature and philosophy of spirit from the years 1805/06 represents the latest of the three surviving system drafts from Hegel’s Jena period. Regarding the philosophy of nature, the text of this lecture stands out because it is the first to have a systematic structure that closely resembles the…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungsmanuskripte I (1816-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 17
This work presents an in-depth exploration of the Philosophy of Religion, one of the key areas of Hegel’s thought. These are lecture manuscripts organized into three major parts, examining religion from its fundamental concept to its most developed, revealed forms. Part One delves into the concept of religion, providing a general definition, a scientific approach…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse (1830), Gesammelte Werke, 20
This work presents Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline, a foundational text in German Idealism. It outlines Hegel’s systematic approach to philosophy, covering three major areas: Logic, the Philosophy of Nature, and the Philosophy of Spirit. The book begins with a detailed introduction and several prefaces, including those to the…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse (1827), Gesammelte Werke, 19
This volume presents G. W. F. Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline (1827), a foundational work that captures Hegel’s comprehensive system of philosophy, divided into three main parts: Logic, Philosophy of Nature, and Philosophy of Spirit. The Encyclopedia begins with Hegel’s prefaces to both the first and second editions, followed by a detailed…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schriften und Entwürfe I (1817-1825), Gesammelte Werke, 15
This volume of Gesammelte Werke focuses on a variety of Hegel’s early writings, both published and unpublished, spanning across his intellectual development from 1799 to 1808. It includes printed works, manuscripts, and secondary transmissions that shed light on his evolving philosophical views. Printed Works: Manuscripts: Secondary Transmissions: The appendix provides helpful editorial aids, including a…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schriften und Entwürfe (1799-1808), Gesammelte Werke, 05
This volume of the Academy Edition presents Hegel’s early writings from Jena and texts from his time in Bamberg. It begins with the Fragments of a Critique of the German Constitution, which Hegel started writing in Frankfurt. The individual sections are arranged in chronological order, reflecting the multiple revisions of this text that Hegel never…
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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…