Tag: metaphysics
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Metaracial: Hegel, Antiblackness, and Political Identity
In Metaracial: Hegel, Antiblackness, and Political Identity, Rei Terada initiates an ambitious critical inquiry into the contours and limitations of antiracist philosophy, dissecting the intersection of Hegel’s thought, antiblackness, and the evolution of political identity in modernity. Terada’s project delves into Hegel’s adaptation of racial hierarchy into an ontological framework of differing stances toward reality,…
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La conciencia infeliz: Ensayo sobre la filosofía de la religión de Hegel
In La conciencia infeliz: Ensayo sobre la filosofía de la religión de Hegel, Antonio Escohotado explores Hegel’s complex philosophy of religion, situating the religious consciousness within the broader dialectic of philosophical and historical consciousness. Escohotado confronts Hegel’s idea of “unhappy consciousness” as a distinctively human existential state—a paradoxical blend of longing and estrangement in which…
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Experience and Empiricism: Hegel, Hume, and the Early Deleuze
Experience and Empiricism: Hegel, Hume, and the Early Deleuze by Russell Ford offers a striking and deeply historical exploration of Gilles Deleuze’s initial forays into philosophy through his early writings, most notably his debut work, Empiricism and Subjectivity. Ford’s analysis examines Deleuze’s engagement with David Hume’s philosophy, not as a stand-alone study, but as a…
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Diagnosing Social Pathology: Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, and Durkheim
In Diagnosing Social Pathology, Frederick Neuhouser presents a philosophical analysis of societal dysfunction, engaging with complex questions about whether and how societies, like biological organisms, might be understood as being “ill” or “diseased.” This ambitious work brings together Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, and Durkheim, philosophers not typically considered as part of a single tradition, to examine…
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Indagini su Hegel
In Indagini su Hegel (Investigations on Hegel), Benedetto Croce crafts a philosophical dialogue that transcends mere critique to explore the tensions and affinities between his own intellectual journey and that of Hegel. Centered on a fictional encounter between Hegel and a Neapolitan admirer, Francesco Sanseverino, Croce’s novella is a masterful blend of historical reflection and…
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From Apparent to True Knowledge (Wissen): Hegel on Concept Acquisition and Object Constitution in the ›Phenomenology of Spirit‹
From Apparent to True Knowledge by Rolf-Peter Horstmann is an analisys of the processes underlying Hegel’s epistemology. Horstmann goes into the transitions between various configurations of consciousness and spirit in Hegel’s seminal work, positing that these transitions are fundamentally grounded in a unique semantic theory. By providing a detailed analysis of this theory, he reconstructs…
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L’essere come ritorno. Il concetto di riflessione nella filosofia di Hegel
Being as Return: The Concept of Reflection in Hegel’s Philosophy by Michele Capasso is an exhaustive and incisive exploration of one of the most pivotal concepts in Hegelian philosophy—the concept of reflection. Capasso illuminates the significance of reflection in the unfolding of the Idea and its essential role in the dialectical movement that characterizes Hegel’s…
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Hegel, Heidegger, and the Quest for the “I”: Prolegomena to a Philosophy of the Self
Hegel, Heidegger, and the Quest for the “I”: Prolegomena to a Philosophy of the Self by Paolo Diego Bubbio is a rigorous examination of the elusive nature of the “I” within the philosophical frameworks of G.W.F. Hegel and Martin Heidegger. Bubbio explores the ways both philosophers grapple with the concept of selfhood, moving beyond the…
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Justice and Freedom in Hegel
Justice and Freedom in Hegel, edited by Paolo Diego Bubbio and Andrew Buchwalter, is an analysis of the relationship between justice and freedom within the practical philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. This volume explores the pivotal concept of reciprocal recognition, illuminating how Hegel’s treatment of justice and freedom offers a robust framework for addressing…
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Contradiction Resolves Itself
Contradiction Resolves Itself: An Analysis of the Arguments in the Chapter ‘The Essentialities or the Determinations of Reflection’ in Hegel’s Doctrine of Essence by Folko Zander is an analysis of one of the most challenging and pivotal aspects of Hegelian philosophy: the concept of contradiction. Zander, a distinguished scholar in Classical German Philosophy with doctorates…
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Sadra and Hegel on Metaphysical Essentialism
Sadra and Hegel on Metaphysical Essentialism by Kamal Abdul Karim Shlbei is a comparative study that examines and compares the philosophies of Mulla Sadra, a pivotal figure in Islamic philosophy, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a cornerstone of Western philosophical thought. The book presents the accounts of the relationship between essence and existence as represented…
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Michel Foucault: La constitution d’un transcendantal historique dans la Phénoménologie de l’esprit de Hegel
The Constitution of a Historical Transcendental in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit by Michel Foucault is the analysis of Hegelian philosophy through the lens of a young philosopher deeply immersed in the intellectual currents of his time. Defended on June 11, 1949, as his master’s thesis in philosophy at the Sorbonne under the supervision of Jean…
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Hegel on Sacred Poetry: Love, Freedom, and the Practical Roots of the Sublime
In Hegel on Sacred Poetry: Love, Freedom, and the Practical Roots of the Sublime, Víctor Ibarra B. offers a reexamination of Hegel’s theory of the sublime, focusing on what he identifies as its core element: the sacred poetry of the Judaic Psalms. Challenging the prevailing scholarly view that Hegel showed little interest in the notion…
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Vom Problem eine Schreibfeder zu deduzieren: Erkenntnistheoretische Einordnung des Einzelnen bei Hegel
In Vom Problem eine Schreibfeder zu deduzieren: Erkenntnistheoretische Einordnung des Einzelnen bei Hegel (On Deducing a Pen from the Problem: Epistemological Classification of the Individual in Hegel), Nina Lott engages in a detailed philosophical investigation that centers on a seemingly trivial but philosophically rich challenge first raised by Wilhelm Traugott Krug. Krug’s assertion that everything…
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Individuum und Geist: G.W.F. Hegels Aufbruch in die Moderne
In Individuum und Geist: G.W.F. Hegels Aufbruch in die Moderne (Individual and Spirit: G.W.F. Hegel’s Departure into Modernity), Eva von Grafenstein makes a critical and deeply reflective examination of the oft-criticized relationship between the individual and Hegel’s philosophical system, focusing particularly on an area of Hegel’s thought that has remained underappreciated: the Philosophy of Subjective…
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Was bleibet aber, stiften die Dichter: Hegel, Beckett und ihre Zumutungen
Ludwig Pfeiffer’s Was bleibet aber, stiften die Dichter: Hegel, Beckett und ihre Zumutungen (What Remains, However, Are Created by the Poets: Hegel, Beckett, and Their Demands) is a key philosophical reflection that explores the complex and often fraught relationship between philosophy and literature. Anchored in the intellectual context of early modern Europe, where the proliferation…
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Hegel über Leben und Natur: Sinn und Aktualität
In Hegel über Leben und Natur: Sinn und Aktualität (Hegel on Life and Nature: Meaning and Relevance), Taiju Okochi offers an expansive exploration of two seemingly disparate, yet deeply interconnected, terms in Hegel’s philosophy: Leben (life) and Natur (nature). These notions, which at first glance might appear unrelated or even oppositional within Hegel’s comprehensive system,…
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Hegel lesen und verstehen: Eine Einführung
Reiner Ruffing’s Hegel lesen und verstehen: Eine Einführung is an insightful attempt to make the dense and challenging philosophical system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel accessible to a broader audience. Aimed at those seeking a structured entry point into Hegel’s complex thought, this book offers a clear and methodical approach, tackling both Hegel’s biography and…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie IV, Gesammelte Werke, 30,4
Hegel’s Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie IV (Lectures on the History of Philosophy IV) is a volume of Gesammelte Werke (Collected Works) documenting Hegel’s winter semester lectures of 1827/28 on the history of philosophy. This work, derived from the surviving transcripts of Alexander Hueck and August Diecks, with additional fragments from the lost transcript…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts IV, Gesammelte Werke, 26,4
This volume, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts IV: Anhang (Lectures on the Philosophy of Right IV: Appendix), serves as a supplementary text to Hegel’s Lectures on the Philosophy of Right, providing an addition to Hegel’s lectures on law, ethics, and the state. As the concluding fourth volume to the three-part edition (GW 26,1–3), it…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Natur III, Gesammelte Werke, 24,3
This third volume of Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature presents a critical and comprehensive edition of secondary sources compiled by Hegel’s disciple, Carl Ludwig Michelet, who added significant supplementary material to the second part of Hegel’s Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences (1830). In previous volumes, all known student transcripts from Hegel’s Berlin lectures on natural philosophy…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Natur II, Gesammelte Werke, 24,2
This volume presents Hegel’s in-depth lectures on the Philosophy of Nature, offering insight into his unique approach in contrast to Schelling’s philosophy of nature. The lectures documented here span two significant periods during Hegel’s time in Berlin: the winter semester of 1825/26 and the summer semester of 1828. The winter lectures are captured in Moritz…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik. Erster Band. Die Lehre vom Sein (1832), Gesammelte Werke, 21
This volume presents the second edition of the first part of Hegel’s Science of Logic, specifically The Objective Logic, Volume I: The Doctrine of Being, as part of the Academia study edition in the historical-critical edition of the Gesammelte Werke (Collected Works). It includes extensive editor’s notes, bibliographical references, and translations for quotations in classical…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Wissenschaft der Logik. Zweiter Band. Die subjektive Logik (1816), Gesammelte Werke, 12
This Academia study edition of Hegel’s Science of Logic, Volume II: The Subjective Logic (1816) offers an in-depth and essential exploration of Hegel’s philosophical system, specifically his detailed framework of concepts that underpin his mature thinking on logic and the nature of reality. This volume, known as The Doctrine of the Concept, completes Hegel’s grand…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Weltgeschichte III, Gesammelte Werke, 27,3
This volume of Gesammelte Werke presents comprehensive notes from Hegel’s lectures given during the winter semester of 1826/27. These lectures, which include contributions from several key note-takers, delve into complex aspects of Hegelian philosophy, specifically through three major sets of student transcripts that document his mature thought. Joseph Hube’s notes serve as the primary text,…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jenaer kritische Schriften, Gesammelte Werke, 04
The Difference Between Fichte’s and Schelling’s Systems of Philosophy (1801) is Hegel’s first philosophical publication. Here, Hegel addresses fundamental questions of a philosophy of the Absolute with originality and independence: he discusses the organ and method of philosophizing, the relationship between reflection and speculation, between philosophy and system, the purpose and necessity of philosophy, as…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jenaer Systementwürfe II, Gesammelte Werke, 07
The fragment of a manuscript titled Logic, Metaphysics, and Philosophy of Nature from the years 1804/1805 forms the second system draft by Hegel from his Jena period, which was, however, interrupted for substantive reasons. The significance of this fragment lies particularly in the fact that this draft differs from both the preceding and the subsequent…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jenaer Systementwürfe I, Gesammelte Werke, 06
This volume Jena System Drafts I: The System of Speculative Philosophy. Fragments from Lecture Manuscripts on the Philosophy of Nature and Spirit presents a pivotal exploration of Hegel’s System of Speculative Philosophy, tracing the foundational concepts of his broader philosophical system. It begins with the transition from celestial to earthly systems in Hegel’s metaphysical framework…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des subjektiven Geistes I, Gesammelte Werke, 25,1
Hegel’s fame is based on his lectures in Berlin, which are here in a critically edited version in the second part of the Gesammelten Werke (Collected Works). The edition begins with the Lectures on the Philosophy of Subjective Spirit (1822), and the edition of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Right (1817) follows. Hegel’s great…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Natur I, Gesammelte Werke, 24,1
The six lectures that Hegel gave in Berlin on the philosophy of nature are not complete, but they are sufficiently preserved to provide a reliable picture of the development of this discipline. They are published in four volumes: The first volume contains a total of seven transcripts of Hegel’s lectures on the philosophy of nature…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Philosophie des Rechts I, Gesammelte Werke, 26,1
All of Hegel’s lectures on the philosophy of right have been preserved through transcripts. They will be published in two volumes: The first volume will fully reveal the developmental history of Hegel’s philosophy of right, from its initial conception as a philosophy of “objective spirit” in the Heidelberg Encyclopedia of 1817 to its influential formulation…
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie II, Gesammelte Werke, 30,2
In the context of Hegel’s lecturing activities, his lectures on the history of philosophy hold particular significance: next to his lectures on logic and metaphysics, Hegel devoted himself to no other topic as frequently and thoroughly. With these lectures, he effectively established the discipline of the history of philosophy within the structure of the philosophical…
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Hegel’s Absolute: An Introduction to Reading the Phenomenology of Spirit
Donald Phillip Verene’s Hegel’s Absolute: An Introduction to Reading the Phenomenology of Spirit is both a guidebook for new readers and an invitation for seasoned philosophers to return to one of Hegel’s most difficult works. The text carefully balances accessibility and depth, providing an interpretive lens that illuminates Hegel’s journey without over-simplifying or losing the…
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Apperception and Self-Consciousness in Kant and German Idealism
In Apperception and Self-Consciousness in Kant and German Idealism, Dennis Schulting makes an intense analysis of the pivotal concept of self-consciousness as it evolved from Kantian philosophy through the German Idealist tradition, focusing on the notion of apperception, or the reflexive self-awareness that informs and conditions human experience. Schulting traces the intellectual trajectory from Christian…
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The Owl and the Rooster: Hegel’s Transformative Political Science
In The Owl and the Rooster, Alan Brudner undertakes an ambitious reexamination of G.W.F. Hegel’s political thought, presenting a perspective that navigates through the convoluted terrain of Anglo-American interpretations since 1945. This scholarly work is grounded in the historical context of two prominent waves of Hegelian scholarship: the first sought to rehabilitate Hegel’s reputation from…
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Kant and the Problem of Nothingness: A Latin American Study and Critique
In Kant and the Problem of Nothingness, Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla does a crucial analysis of Immanuel Kant’s concept of “nothing” through a uniquely Latin American philosophical lens, fusing the Continental tradition with a keen analysis of Kant’s metaphysics. Originally published in 1965, this work represents a pioneering study in the Spanish-speaking world, delving into the…
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Kant’s Life and Thought
Ernst Cassirer’s Kant’s Life and Thought, a seminal philosophical biography and intellectual exploration, bridges a deep understanding of Immanuel Kant’s life with a rigorous analysis of his works. For Cassirer, Kant is not merely a philosopher to be studied but a foundational figure whose ideas mark a historical inflection point in philosophy. In writing this…
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Intuition in Kant: The Boundlessness of Sense
Daniel Smyth’s Intuition in Kant: The Boundlessness of Sense offers a deep exploration of Immanuel Kant’s multifaceted conception of intuition, which Smyth presents as not merely a perceptual tool but as a crucial epistemic function that complements and enhances the intellect’s capabilities, filling gaps left by its discursive nature. By delineating intuition’s varieties—divine, receptive, sensible,…
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Hegel’s Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Politics
Hegel’s Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Politics, edited by Michael J. Thompson, is an intellectually ambitious and dense analysis of the underappreciated and oft-misinterpreted metaphysical dimensions in Hegel’s political and social philosophy. In a modern scholarly climate where the metaphysical aspects of Hegel’s thought are frequently sidelined or outright discarded, this collection of twelve essays…
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Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason by Theodor W. Adorno
In Kant’s ‘Critique of Pure Reason’, Theodor W. Adorno gave us a series of lectures on Immanuel Kant’s seminal work, illuminating the philosophical areas that Kant navigated and the critical repercussions of his thought on the trajectory of modern philosophy. Through a close examination of Kant’s epistemology and metaphysics, Adorno seeks to unearth the complexities…
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Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
Thus Spoke Zarathustra is Friedrich Nietzsche’s most radical and enigmatic work, a multi-layered philosophical narrative that combines fervent polemics with lyrical prose to challenge the deepest assumptions of Western morality, metaphysics, and religion. Nietzsche’s Zarathustra descends from the mountains, emerging as a paradoxical figure who blends the prophetic with the ironic, both heralding the “death…
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Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit
In Phenomenology of Spirit, G.W.F. Hegel crafts a complex philosophical journey, guiding readers through the mind’s ascent from immediate sense-consciousness to a full understanding of absolute knowledge, achieved only through scientific philosophy. Written in 1807, a time of political turmoil and revolutionary fervor, the work itself is as radical in the philosophical domain as Napoleon’s…
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Hegel and Metaphysics: On Logic and Ontology in the System
Hegel and Metaphysics: On Logic and Ontology in the System, edited by Allegra de Laurentiis with Soren Whited, offers us an analysis of Hegel’s philosophical system and its relationship to the complex, often contentious domain of metaphysics. As a collection of scholarly essays, this volume goes deeply into the fundamental question that continues to animate…
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Hegel’s Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art | Two Volumes
Victoria Fareld and Hannes Kuch’s edition of Hegel’s Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art, in two volumes, offers a comprehensive English rendering of G.W.F. Hegel’s exploration of art, beauty, and their philosophical implications. In these lectures, originally compiled by H.G. Hotho from Hegel’s notes and delivered in 1823, 1826, and 1828-9, Hegel lays out his philosophical…
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Between Kant and Hegel: Lectures on German Idealism
Between Kant and Hegel: Lectures on German Idealism by Dieter Henrich, edited by David S. Pacini, is a monumental contribution to the study of classical German philosophy and remains an invaluable resource for both scholars and students navigating the complexities of post-Kantian thought. The volume, distilled from Henrich’s seminal lectures at Harvard in 1973, constitutes…
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Hegel’s Critique of Metaphysics
Hegel’s Critique of Metaphysics by Béatrice Longuenesse (translated by Nicole J. Simek) is a masterful and deeply considered philosophical investigation that delves into the complexities of Hegel’s Science of Logic. Despite the longstanding prominence of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit in philosophical discourse, Longuenesse draws attention to what Hegel himself considered his most important work: the…
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Hegel’s Ethical Thought
Allen W. Wood’s Hegel’s Ethical Thought presents a profound analysis of the ethical underpinnings of Hegel’s philosophy, transcending traditional approaches that focus merely on Hegel’s metaphysics or his position within political theory. This study stands as a rigorous investigation into the moral foundations that structure Hegel’s views on society, politics, and history, exposing the ethical…
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Subjects in the Ancient and Modern World: On Hegel’s Theory of Subjectivity
In Subjects in the Ancient and Modern World: On Hegel’s Theory of Subjectivity, Allegra de Laurentiis analyses Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s complex conception of subjectivity, juxtaposing ancient and modern philosophical frameworks while illuminating the essential distinction between being a subject and being conscious of that status. This duality is not merely a semantic nuance but…
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Hegel: A Collection of Critical Essays
Alasdair MacIntyre’s Hegel: A Collection of Critical Essays is a crucial scholarly endeavor illustrating the multifaceted and often misunderstood legacy of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s philosophical thought. The collection is emblematic of MacIntyre’s broader intellectual ambitions, which have always straddled the line between an acute historical understanding of philosophical figures and a critical engagement with…
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