Overview
This is a new translation, with running commentary, of what is perhaps the most important short piece of Hegel's writing. the Preface to Hegel's first major work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, lays the groundwork for all his other writing by explaining what is most innovative about Hegel's philosophy. This new translation combines readability with maximum precision, breaking Hegel's long sentences and simplifying their often complex structure. At the same time, it is more faithful to the original than any previous translation. The heart of the book is the detailed commentary, supported by an introductory essay. Together they offer a lucid and elegant explanation of the text and elucidate difficult issues in Hegel, making his claims and intentions intelligible to the beginner while offering interesting and original insights to the scholar and advanced student. The commentary often goes beyond the particular phrase in the text to provide systematic context and explain related topics in Hegel and his predecessors (including Kant, Spinoza, and Aristotle, as well as Fichte, Schelling, Holderlin, and others).The commentator refrains from playing down (as many interpreters do today) those aspects of Hegel's thought that are less acceptable in our time, and abstains from mixing his own philosophical preferences with his reading of Hegel's text. His approach is faithful to the historical Hegel while reconstructing Hegel's ideas within their own context.
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Author: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ,
Yirmiyahu Yovel ,
Yirmiyahu Yovel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780691120522
ISBN 10: 0691120528
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 17 January 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
An invaluable introduction to Hegel's philosophy. APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy
"""An invaluable introduction to Hegel's philosophy.""--APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy"
An invaluable introduction to Hegel's philosophy. -- APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy
An invaluable introduction to Hegel's philosophy. -- APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy
Author Information
Yirmiyahu Yovel (19352018) was professor emeritus of philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include Kant and the Philosophy of History; Spinoza and other Heretics (Princeton), and Dark Riddle: Hegel, Nietzsche, and the Jews.
