Category: Philosophy
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Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx: From the Critique of Reason to the Critique of Society
In Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx, Andres Saenz De Sicilia analyses the philosophical and socio-economic dimensions of the concept of “subsumption,” combining together the ideas of modern philosophy with critical social theory to examine how this notion operates within the framework of capitalism. At the basis of this inquiry is the recognition of capitalism…
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Arthur Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Representation | Two Volumes
Arthur Schopenhauer’s The World as Will and Representation is one of the most ambitious and penetrating philosophical treatises of the 19th century, made from a complex combination of epistemology, metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, and a deep existential inquiry into the nature of human suffering and the possibilities of transcendence. Originally published in 1818 and later expanded…
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An Introduction to Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion: The Issue of Religious Content in the Enlightenment and Romanticism
Jon Stewart’s An Introduction to Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion serves as both closer look and a guiding text into one of the most challenging areas of Hegelian philosophy: his philosophy of religion. Stewart’s book is more than an introduction, it’s a carefully constructed exposition of Hegel’s thoughts on the nature, role, and…
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Introduction to Hegel’s Philosophy of Religion
Raymond K. Williamson’s Introduction to Hegel’s Philosophy of Religion delivers an in-depth exploration of how Hegel’s unique conception of religion intertwines with his entire philosophical project, especially his doctrine of God and the notion of absolute Spirit. This work presents the complex ways in which Hegel positions religion and philosophy as sharing a singular, ultimate…
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Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Volume III: The Consummate Religion
Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Volume III: The Consummate Religion, edited by Peter C. Hodgson, stands as a monumental contribution to the understanding of Hegel’s philosophical system and its implications for theology, spirituality, and the nature of consciousness. This volume encapsulates the culmination of Hegel’s reflections on religion, wherein he articulates his conception…
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Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Volume I: Introduction and the Concept of Religion
Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Volume I: Introduction and the Concept of Religion, as edited and translated by Peter C. Hodgson and his team, is a monumental work that explores the foundational and often controversial intersections between philosophy and religion. In these Berlin lectures, Hegel introduces his philosophy of religion as an essential…
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Hegel’s Early Theological Writings
Hegel’s Early Theological Writings explores the formative years of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s philosophical and theological development, illuminating his transformation from a student of theology into a philosophical visionary whose ideas would eventually shape German idealism and the modern understanding of metaphysics, ethics, and religion. This volume presents Hegel’s significant early writings, penned before he…
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Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion | One-Volume Edition: The Lectures of 1827
The Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion in their 1827 iteration represent one of the clearest and most mature expressions of Hegel’s complex and comprehensive philosophical system, focusing explicitly on the concept of religion and its place in human life and thought. Hegel, a towering figure in German Idealism, integrates religion into his broader dialectical…
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Hegel’s Lectures on the History of Philosophy | Three Volumes
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s Lectures on the History of Philosophy, translated and edited by Robert F. Brown, is a monumental philosophical work presented in three volumes, reflecting Hegel’s explication of the evolution of philosophical thought across different epochs. Hegel, a pivotal figure in German Idealism, posited that human history progresses in alignment with divine purpose,…
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Hegel’s Elements of the Philosophy of Right
In Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel presents a monumental exposition of ethical theory, natural rights, the philosophy of law, and political theory, combining these areas into a comprehensive examination of modern sociopolitical life. Edited by Allen W. Wood and translated by H. B. Nisbet, this edition is particularly significant as…
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From Marx to Hegel and Back: Capitalism, Critique, and Utopia
From Marx to Hegel and Back: Capitalism, Critique, and Utopia offers an ambitious philosophical reassessment of the enduring relationship between two towering figures in modern thought—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx. In the area of both philosophical inquiry and socio-political critique, where Marxism continues to be reinterpreted and revitalized, the editors, Victoria Fareld and…
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The Cambridge Companion to Hegel
Few thinkers in the history of philosophy have elicited such passionate and polarized reactions as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, whose work continues to provoke both ardent admiration and fierce dismissal. Some critics see him as an inscrutable charlatan whose dense metaphysical speculations border on obscurantism, while others regard him as one of the most profound…
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‘G.W.F. Hegel’ by Dudley Knowles
Dudley Knowles’ G.W.F. Hegel presents a monumental survey of Hegel’s political philosophy, emphasizing his distinctive contributions to perennial debates on freedom, ethics, and social life. Hegel’s account of freedom is not merely personal but fundamentally social, where true freedom emerges through one’s involvement in the institutions of family, civil society, and the state. The essays…
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The Expansion of Autonomy: Hegel’s Pluralistic Philosophy of Action
Christopher Yeomans’ The Expansion of Autonomy: Hegel’s Pluralistic Philosophy of Action explores the tension within modern ethical thought surrounding the nature of autonomy—a problem rooted in the contrasting philosophical systems of Kant and Hegel. Yeomans aims to reveal the subtle complexity of Hegel’s critique of Kantian morality and the revolutionary ways in which Hegel addresses…
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Hegel and Modern Society
In Hegel and Modern Society, Charles Taylor offers an incisive examination of the philosophical underpinnings of Hegel’s thought, specifically focusing on its relevance to contemporary social and political contexts. Taylor’s work seeks to dismantle the prevailing post-World War II perception of Hegel as a proto-fascist apologist, instead presenting him as a thinker who endeavors to…
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French Hegel: From Surrealism to Postmodernism
In French Hegel: From Surrealism to Postmodernism, Bruce Baugh presents a detailed history of ideas that traces the impact of Hegel on French philosophy from the 1920s to the present day. This work provides a lucid narrative that illuminates Hegel’s influence across various intellectual movements and key thinkers in France throughout the twentieth century. Baugh…
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Hegel’s Ontology of Power: The Structure of Social Domination in Capitalism
Arash Abazari’s Hegel’s Ontology of Power is a deeply ambitious philosophical project that reorients the prevailing readings of Hegel, challenging entrenched liberal interpretations that have long dominated Hegelian scholarship. The heart of Abazari’s intervention is to unveil a critical dimension within Hegel’s Science of Logic, specifically within the “logic of essence.” This approach diverges markedly…
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Approaching Hegel’s Logic, Obliquely: Melville, Moliere, Beckett
Angelica Nuzzo’s Approaching Hegel’s Logic, Obliquely is an audacious philosophical endeavor that stakes its ground on re-reading Hegel’s Logic as a “logic of transformation” and a “logic of action.” This is not a conventional explication of Hegel’s famously opaque work, nor is it content with philosophical abstraction. Instead, Nuzzo seeks to vivify Hegel’s thought by…
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Hegel
In The Bloomsbury Companion to Hegel, editors Allegra de Laurentiis and Jeffrey Edwards orchestrate an ambitious and comprehensive examination of the philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, featuring contributions from eighteen eminent scholars whose expertise spans a broad spectrum of philosophical inquiry. This collaborative effort aims to serve as an indispensable reference for both…
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Hegel’s Anthropology: Life, Psyche, and Second Nature
Allegra de Laurentiis’s Hegel’s Anthropology: Life, Psyche, and Second Nature offers an exhaustive and penetrating analysis of one of Hegel’s most overlooked yet philosophically potent texts, his Anthropology. Situated within the vast systematic architecture of Hegel’s Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences, this treatise addresses the “soul” (Seele) as a transitional entity between nature and spirit,…
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Rosy Cross: Questions of Right, Power, Love and Freedom
The two-day event held on October 5th and 6th, 2024, under the title Rosy Cross: Questions of Right, Power, Love, Freedom, gathered a diverse set of speakers to engage with themes loosely associated with Hegel’s Philosophy of Right. While the conference was ostensibly framed as an exploration of Hegel’s political philosophy, the discussions often diverged…
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‘Hegel, Spinoza: a Problem of Becoming?’ by Armin Schneider
The international philosophical conference Between Substance & Subject: The Presence of Spinoza in Hegel, held from October 26 to 28, 2023, at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film, and Television (AGRFT) in Ljubljana, was a significant scholarly event co-organized by the University of Padua and the University of Ljubljana—specifically its Faculty of Arts and AGRFT.…
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Slavoj Žižek on Christian Atheism
Slavoj Žižek examines how modern technology, particularly platforms like YouTube, has reshaped the way people engage with knowledge and culture, leading to a superficial, fragmented consumption of information. Žižek shares his personal experience of constantly jumping between different versions of content online, which prevents deep engagement and reflection, a phenomenon he sees as a broader…
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Karl Marx’s Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 | New English Translation
Karl Marx’s Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1, as presented in this significant new edition, is a monumental work that has transformed our understanding of capitalism and its pervasive influence on human history, politics, and society. This new translation of Capital, the first in fifty years, is grounded in the last German edition revised…
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The Nietzsche-Wagner Correspondence
The correspondence between Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner, as chronicled in The Nietzsche-Wagner Correspondence, offers an intimate look into one of the most fascinating intellectual and personal relationships of the 19th century. This collection of letters, edited by Nietzsche’s sister, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, and introduced by H. L. Mencken, provides a deep look into the evolving…
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Nietzsche’s Philosophy of the Eternal Recurrence of the Same
Karl Löwith’s Nietzsche’s Philosophy of the Eternal Recurrence of the Same is a monumental contribution to the scholarly understanding of Friedrich Nietzsche’s thought, offering a rigorous and critical exploration of one of Nietzsche’s most enigmatic and contested doctrines: the eternal recurrence. Löwith’s work, originally published in 1935 in the perilous intellectual and political climate of…
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German Philosophy 1760-1860: The Legacy of Idealism
In The Legacy of Idealism, Terry Pinkard presents a work that presents the evolution of German philosophy with the sociocultural and political transformations occurring in Germany during a pivotal century. This expansive work explicates the philosophical upheavals that took place during the latter half of the eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century, when German…
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The Jouissance Principle: Kant, Sade and Lacan on the Ethical Functioning of the Unconscious
In The Jouissance Principle, Christian Fierens exemplifies the Lacanian concept of jouissance, which captures the complex nuances of enjoyment as they interweave with ethics, rationality, and the unconscious. The term “jouissance,” often translated as “enjoyment,” takes on multiple dimensions in Lacanian psychoanalysis, embodying not only the pleasure derived from actions deemed ethically disapproved but also…
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Philosophy and Post-Structuralist Theory: From Kant to Deleuze
Philosophy and Post-Structuralist Theory by Claire Colebrook is an expansive exploration of post-structuralist theory as it emerges from the often conflicting legacies of Kantian philosophy, phenomenology, and the broader Enlightenment tradition. Colebrook’s work traces the historical development of these ideas and analyses their philosophical implications, providing a rigorous critique of contemporary thought through the lens…
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Karl Marx and Contemporary Philosophy
Karl Marx and Contemporary Philosophy, edited by Andrew Chitty and Martin McIvor, is a formidable and rigorous analysis of the philosophical dimensions and implications of Karl Marx’s thought, revealing his enduring relevance in the contemporary intellectual landscape. This collection, drawn from papers presented at meetings of the Marx and Philosophy Society, offers a unique, comprehensive…
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Hegelian-Lacanian Variations on Late Modernity: Spectre of Madness
Alireza Taheri’s Hegelian-Lacanian Variations on Late Modernity: Spectre of Madness is a bold, unapologetically rigorous irruption into the complex dynamical exchange between Hegelian dialectics and Lacanian psychoanalysis, targeting the very heart of contemporary philosophical discourse. More than traversing familiar terrain it seeks to overturn the very paradigms that dominate the post-secular intellectual climate of our…
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Early Modern German Philosophy (1690-1750)
Corey W. Dyck’s Early Modern German Philosophy (1690-1750) is an erudite curated collection that serves as a crucial work for English-speaking scholars and students to get a glimpse into the rich, yet often overlooked, philosophical landscape of early modern Germany. This period, commonly bracketed between the towering figures of Leibniz and Kant, is frequently reduced…
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The Introduction to Hegel’s Philosophy of Fine Art
In The Introduction to Hegel’s Philosophy of Fine Art, Bernard Bosanquet, a past distinguished philosopher and translator, invites the English-speaking world to engage with one of the most influential works of aesthetic philosophy ever conceived—Hegel’s Æsthetics. Originally published in 1905, this translation serves as a bridge between German and English spheres of philosophy through which…
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Kant’s Metaphysic of Experience: A Commentary on the First Half of the ‘Kritik der reinen Vernunft’ by H. J. Paton
H. J. Paton’s Kant’s Metaphysic of Experience is a monumental effort to provide what has long been a glaring omission in the landscape of Kantian scholarship—a thorough, sentence-by-sentence commentary on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason that does not merely engage with Kant’s text but seeks to elucidate its meaning with precision and rigor. It is…
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Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard
In Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard, Clare Carlisle invites readers into the tumultuous life of one of the most significant figures in modern philosophy. Often heralded as the father of Existentialism, Kierkegaard’s work was characterized by an unwavering inquiry into the nature of existence, delving deeply into what it means…
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The First German Philosopher: The Mysticism of Jakob Böhme as Interpreted by Hegel
In The First German Philosopher, Cecilia Muratori presents the philosophical exchange between G.W.F. Hegel and the mystical thought of Jakob Böhme, positioning Böhme not merely as an isolated figure within the realm of mysticism but rather as a cornerstone of German philosophical tradition. The book deftly unpacks the historical and intellectual milieu in which Hegel…
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True Freedom: Spinoza’s Practical Philosophy
True Freedom by Brent Adkins presents Spinoza’s philosophy, focusing predominantly on its ethical dimensions and its applicability to the practical concerns of living a meaningful life. Adkins, through his scholarly yet accessible approach, aims to unravel the complexities of Spinoza’s thoughts by anchoring them in the everyday realities of human experience. Unlike many interpretations that…
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Hegel’s Philosophy of the Historical Religions
In Hegel’s Philosophy of the Historical Religions, edited by Bart Labuschagne and Timo Slootweg, a presentation of G.W.F. Hegel’s engagement with the concept of religion unfolds through a collection of critical essays that illuminate the philosopher’s evolving thoughts on various historical religions. Hegel’s engagement with religion was a lifelong obsession that haunted him from his…
Simon Gros 