The Routledge guidebook to Hegel's Phenomenology of spirit

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Author:

Stern, Robert, 1962-

ISBN:

9780415664455

9780415664462

9780203094198

Personal Author:

Stern, Robert, 1962-

Publication Information:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Physical Description:

xix, 272 p. ; 21 cm.

Series:

The Routledge guides to the great books

General Note:

Prev. ed. pub.: Routledge philosophy guidebook to Hegel and the Phenomenology of spirit, 2002.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Phenomenology in context -- Hegel and his times -- The place of the Phenomenology in Hegel's life and works -- Hegel's system -- The role of the Phenomenology -- Overview of the text -- The Preface and the Introduction -- Content summary -- 2.The dialectic of the object -- Sense-certainty -- Perception -- Force and the Understanding -- The transition to self-consciousness -- Content summary -- 3.The dialectic of the subject -- Mastership and servitude -- Stoicism, Scepticism, and the Unhappy Consciousness -- Content summary -- 4.The dialectic of Reason -- Rationalism and idealism -- Observing Reason -- Active Reason -- Practical Reason -- Content summary -- 5.The dialectic of Spirit -- True Spirit: ethical life -- Self-Alienated Spirit: culture -- Spirit that is certain of itself: morality -- Content summary -- 6.The dialectic of religion -- Natural religion -- Religion in the form of art -- The revealed religion -- Content summary --

Contents note continued: 7.Philosophy as dialectic -- Absolute knowing -- Content summary -- Conclusion -- 8.The reception of the Phenomenology.

Personal Subject:

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Phänomenologie des Geistes.

Added Author:

Stern, Robert, 1962-. Routledge philosophy guidebook to Hegel and the Phenomenology of spirit.

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Summary

The Phenomenology of Spirit is arguably Hegel's most influential and important work, and is considered to be essential in understanding Hegel's philosophical system and his contribution to western philosophy. The Routledge Guidebook to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit introduces the major themes in Hegel's great book and aids the reader in understanding this key work, examining:

The context of Hegel's thought and the background to his writing Each separate part of the text in relation to its goals, meaning and significance The reception the book has received since its publication The relevance of Hegel's ideas to modern philosophy

With a helpful introductory overview of the text, end of chapter summaries and further reading included throughout, this text is essential reading for all students of philosophy, and all those wishing to get to grips with Hegel's contribution to our intellectual world.