Simon Gros

In Hegel’s philosophical development, there is a decade-long gap between the foundational years in Jena (1801-1806) and the years of elaboration in Heidelberg and Berlin (1816-1831). This period includes the two Bamberg years (1807-1808), for which the few texts are already published in volumes 5 and 12 of the Gesammelte Werke, and especially the Nuremberg years, during which Hegel served as the headmaster and professor of preliminary philosophical sciences at the Gymnasium (1808-1816).

Although the Science of Logic from these years survives (GW 11 and 12), its philosophical richness is not limited to this main work: during this time, Hegel was not only transforming the disciplines of “logic” and “metaphysics”—previously separated in Jena—into the concept of speculative logic and gradually developing it, but he was also creating the conception and material foundation of the Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences, which he published only a few months after his time in Nuremberg (GW 13).

Although only the Nuremberg texts trace the development of these central works by Hegel, they have so far been neglected in the history of editions and reception. For the first time, they are presented here in volume 10 of the Gesammelte Werke in a form that reflects their importance and clarifies their function. The extensive appendices offer, in addition to fragments and notes, students’ notebooks containing lecture transcripts.

The collection includes manuscripts, lecture dictations, and student notes that chart Hegel’s development of speculative logic and the Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences. Highlights include:

• Courses and dictations in logic, philosophy, and religion across various student levels, showing Hegel’s approach to philosophical education.
• Speeches from Hegel’s tenure as headmaster, offering insights into his educational philosophy.
• Appendices with mathematical, psychological, and theological fragments, as well as student notes documenting Hegel’s teachings.

This volume provides scholars with invaluable resources on the evolution of Hegel’s key concepts and his impact on early 19th-century education.

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