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The Accessible Hegel (Paperback, New)
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The Accessible Hegel (Paperback, New)
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Reading Hegel is a notoriously difficult task and there is a good
deal of debate about how to interpret his words. There is thus a
need for a clear presentation of his major philosophical
contributions to help students and other interested persons in
approaching the work of this important thinker. Philosopher Michael
Allen Fox admirably fills this need in The Accessible Hegel. He
begins by examining Hegel's thought as the culmination of classical
German philosophy's idealistic trend toward explaining the universe
in its entirety. Unlike Kant, who believed that human reason was
limited, Hegel argued that reason has the capacity to unravel the
mysteries of existence. Throughout history reason has progressed,
said Hegel, like an expanding circle grasping more and more of
reality. Fox discusses at length the chief component of Hegel's
systematic philosophy--the concept of the dialectic. According to
Hegel, in a world of becoming and persistent change, reason
progresses through conflict and the resolutions that arise from the
dialectic of opposing elements. The tumultuous clash of opposites
leads to ever new advances in human knowledge and culture. Fox also
considers many of Hegel's other ideas: his difficult notion of the
Absolute, the final stage of history in which reason attains
perfect mastery of the world and thought realizes its full
potential; his dynamic conception of truth as evolving toward total
comprehensiveness; the master-slave pattern of human relationships;
the social structure of the self; the varied political
interpretations and adaptations of Hegel's philosophy on both the
Left and the Right; and many other aspects of Hegel's complex
system. For both beginners and thosealready familiar with Hegel's
work, this excellent overview of one of philosophy's great geniuses
offers many clarifications and insights.
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