Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: The Phenomenology of Spirit

Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) is one of the most influential texts in the history of modern philosophy. In it, Hegel proposed an arresting and novel picture of the relation of mind to world and of people to each other. Like Kant before him, Hegel offered up a systematic account of the nature of knowledge, the influence of society and history on claims to knowledge, and the social character of human agency itself. A bold new understanding of what, after Hegel, came to be called 'subjectivity' arose from this work, and it was instrumental in the formation of later philosophies, such as existentialism, Marxism, and American pragmatism, each of which reacted to Hegel's radical claims in different ways. This edition offers a new translation, an introduction, and glossaries to assist readers' understanding of this central text, and will be essential for scholars and students of Hegel.

Author: Georg Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/22/2018
Pages: 536
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780521855792

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2018

About the Author
Pinkard, Terry: - Terry Pinkard is Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. He has published numerous books on German philosophy and on Hegel in particular, including Hegel's Phenomenology: The Sociality of Reason (Cambridge, 1994), Hegel: A Biography (Cambridge, 2000), and German Philosophy 1760-1860: The Legacy of Idealism (Cambridge, 2002).