Category: Philosophy
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The Blind Spot: Lectures on Logic
Jean-Yves Girard’s The Blind Spot: Lectures on Logic is an exposition of proof theory, challenging established notions and inviting reconsideration of the nature of mathematical knowledge. Intended for postgraduate students and researchers in logic, this work transcends mere technical exposition to engage with the philosophical underpinnings of logic itself, dissecting the relationship between questions and…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Gesammelte Werke
The historical-critical Academy edition of G.W.F. Hegel’s Gesammelte Werke (Collected Works) is the scholarly edition that encompasses the entirety of Hegel’s preserved works. This comprehensive project provides an authoritative resource on Hegel’s major writings, establishing a milestone in philosophical scholarship. It includes both published volumes and those forthcoming, aiming to cover everything from Hegel’s published…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Phänomenologie des Geistes, Gesammelte Werke, 09
Hegel was thirty-seven; he was lecturing at the University of Jena, but was not very successful. He was quite poor, he needed money. He had a contract with a publisher in Bamberg for the Phenomenology, his first big and serious philosophical book. At some point the work slowed down and Hegel did not receive any payments,…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jenaer Systementwürfe III, Gesammelte Werke, 08
The lecture manuscript on the philosophy of nature and philosophy of spirit from the years 1805/06 represents the latest of the three surviving system drafts from Hegel’s Jena period. Regarding the philosophy of nature, the text of this lecture stands out because it is the first to have a systematic structure that closely resembles the…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse (1830), Gesammelte Werke, 20
This work presents Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline, a foundational text in German Idealism. It outlines Hegel’s systematic approach to philosophy, covering three major areas: Logic, the Philosophy of Nature, and the Philosophy of Spirit. The book begins with a detailed introduction and several prefaces, including those to the…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften im Grundrisse (1827), Gesammelte Werke, 19
This volume presents G. W. F. Hegel’s Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline (1827), a foundational work that captures Hegel’s comprehensive system of philosophy, divided into three main parts: Logic, Philosophy of Nature, and Philosophy of Spirit. The Encyclopedia begins with Hegel’s prefaces to both the first and second editions, followed by a detailed…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schriften und Entwürfe I (1817-1825), Gesammelte Werke, 15
This volume of Gesammelte Werke focuses on a variety of Hegel’s early writings, both published and unpublished, spanning across his intellectual development from 1799 to 1808. It includes printed works, manuscripts, and secondary transmissions that shed light on his evolving philosophical views. Printed Works: Manuscripts: Secondary Transmissions: The appendix provides helpful editorial aids, including a…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schriften und Entwürfe (1799-1808), Gesammelte Werke, 05
This volume of the Academy Edition presents Hegel’s early writings from Jena and texts from his time in Bamberg. It begins with the Fragments of a Critique of the German Constitution, which Hegel started writing in Frankfurt. The individual sections are arranged in chronological order, reflecting the multiple revisions of this text that Hegel never…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frühe Schriften I, Gesammelte Werke, 01
This book provides a comprehensive collection of Hegel’s earliest writings and reflections, spanning his youth through his formative years. It includes diaries, early school essays, sermons, studies, and correspondence that illuminate his philosophical development. Each section captures Hegel’s grappling with questions central to his later work, including religion, ethics, and metaphysics, in addition to his…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frühe Exzerpte (1785-1800), Gesammelte Werke, 03
This volume provides a collection of early writings and excerpts from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s educational and formative years. It encompasses writings from his time in gymnasium (1785-1788), his years in Bern (1794-1796), and various undated excerpts. The contents cover philosophical reflections, pedagogical insights, definitions of central philosophical terms, and observations on European culture and…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungsmanuskripte II (1816-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 18
The reception history of Hegel’s philosophy has been largely shaped by his lectures. However, manuscripts of these lectures have only survived fragmentarily—except for the manuscript on the philosophy of religion, which was already published with appendices in GW 17. This volume brings together all the other surviving manuscripts and notes for the lectures that Hegel…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Schriften und Entwürfe II (1826-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 16
This volume contains writings and fragments from the latter half of Hegel’s Berlin years, 1826–1831: On the Converted from the Berliner Schnellpost, the reviews and replies from the Jahrbücher für wissenschaftliche Kritik, the Latin speech for the 300th anniversary of the presentation of the Confessio Augustana, and the essay On the English Reform Bill. Additionally,…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Nürnberger Gymnasialkurse und Gymnasialreden (1808-1816), Gesammelte Werke, 10,1
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…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Nürnberger Gymnasialkurse und Gymnasialreden (1808-1816), Gesammelte Werke, 10,2
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…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik. Erster Band. Die objektive Logik (1812/13), Gesammelte Werke, 11
Hegel’s Science of Logic is a landmark work that deeply examines the underlying structures of thought and reality. Volume 1, The Objective Logic, is divided into two primary books: The Doctrine of Being and The Doctrine of Essence. This volume introduces Hegel’s systematic philosophy, beginning with a deep inquiry into the most fundamental categories of…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Naturrecht und Staatswissenschaft im Grundrisse – Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts, Gesammelte Werke, 14,1
Hegel’s Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts is considered one of the classical and most influential works in modern legal and political philosophy. In it, he outlines a philosophy of objective spirit, partly based on earlier ‘natural law’ and partly in response to the political and legal conditions following the French Revolution and at the start…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts: Beilagen, Gesammelte Werke, 14,2
Hegel’s Groundwork of the Philosophy of Right is one of the most classical and influential works in modern legal and political philosophy. In it, he outlines a philosophy of objective spirit, partly drawing on earlier ‘natural law’ and partly with reference to the political and legal situation following the French Revolution and at the beginning…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts: Anhang, Gesammelte Werke, 14,3
Hegel’s Groundwork of the Philosophy of Right is one of the most classical and influential works in modern legal and political philosophy. In it, he outlines a philosophy of objective spirit, partly drawing on earlier natural law and partly in response to the political and legal situation following the French Revolution and at the beginning…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des subjektiven Geistes II, Gesammelte Werke, 25,2
The first volume (GW 25,1), published in 2008, includes the transcripts of the lectures from 1822 and 1825 that Hegel gave based on the first edition of his “Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline” (1817). The second volume now contains the textual witnesses of the 1827/28 lectures (the transcript by Stolzenberg with variants from…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Exzerpte und Notizen (1809-1831), Gesammelte Werke, 22
The volume contains all the remaining notes and excerpts from books, journals, and newspapers by Hegel from the years 1809 to 1831, primarily from his time in Berlin. Hegel had already compiled extensive excerpts from the literature he read during his gymnasium years and had kept them permanently, referring to them as the “incunabula of…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frühe Schriften II, Gesammelte Werke, 02
Continuing from Volume I of the “Early Writings” published in 1989, Volume II contains all texts from Hegel’s years in Frankfurt (1797–1800): the revised Berne manuscripts on faith, religion, and the history of Israel, as well as newly created manuscripts on the history of Israel and the Greek, Jewish, and Christian religions. It also includes…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Wissenschaft der Logik I, Gesammelte Werke, 23,1
The lecture transcripts of Hegel’s lectures on logic provide a comprehensive view of the historical development of logic, especially the “pre-concept.” In them, Hegel’s logic gains a liveliness and clarity that makes understanding this discipline much easier compared to the Encyclopedia. These lectures are preserved in ten transcripts. The first volume includes, in addition to…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte IV, Gesammelte Werke, 27,4
Transcripts of the lecture from the Winter Semester 1830/31 by Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hegel with variants from the transcripts of Jan Ackersdijck, Adolf Heimann, and Johann Heinrich Wichern. DOWNLOAD: (.pdf)
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts II, Gesammelte Werke, 26,2
While the lectures on the philosophy of right in GW 26,1, from Hegel’s time in Heidelberg and his early years in Berlin, prepare the Foundations of the Philosophy of Right (GW 14,1), in the first half of the 1820s, Hegel lectures on his philosophy of right based on this lecture compendium. In addition, he supports…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Kunst I, Gesammelte Werke, 28,1
Hegel’s Philosophy of Art, in its extensively developed form, has been preserved solely through lecture transcripts from the lectures Hegel gave in Berlin, which he held a total of four times. These transcripts provide a reliable picture of the development of this discipline. Part I contains the text witnesses of the first two lectures: The…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts III, Gesammelte Werke, 26,3
Following GW 26,2, which contains the surviving transcripts of the first two lectures (from 1821/22 and 1822/23) after the publication of the “Groundwork,” this volume, GW 26,3, documents Hegel’s last complete lecture on philosophy of right from 1824/25 (transcribed by Griesheim). After Hegel had entrusted the philosophy of right lecture to his friend and student…
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