Hegel's Philosophy of Reality, Freedom, and God

This book shows that the repeated announcements of the death of Hegel's philosophical system have been premature. Hegel's Philosophy of Freedom, Reality, and God brings to light accomplishments for which Hegel is seldom given credit: unique arguments for the reality of freedom, for the reality of knowledge, for the irrationality of egoism, and for the compatibility of key insights from traditional theism and naturalistic atheism. The book responds in a systematic manner to many of the major criticisms leveled at Hegel's system, from Feuerbach and Kierkegaard to Heidegger and Charles Taylor. It provides detailed interpretations of Hegel's Philosophy of Spirit, large parts of his indispensable Science of Logic, and important parts of his Philosophy of Nature and Philosophy of Right. Unlike many academic books on Hegel, this one treats him very much as a 'live' thinker, whom we can learn from today.

Author: Robert M. Wallace
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/04/2005
Pages: 382
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 5.90w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780521844840

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 8