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Hegel's Philosophy of History stands as a fascinating example of
this influential German thinker's efforts to capture the
multidimensional character of reality within a broad theoretical
framework.
Hegel draws upon many of his well-known concepts - Mind, Spirit,
dialectical method (thesis-negation-synthesis), the relation of the
whole to its parts, and how rational human beings relate to that
which transcends their individuality. History is the evolution of
freedom as societies and cultures acquire a greater awareness of,
and appreciation for, the interaction of individuals with the
rational goals and purposes of the greater whole, and how
rationality emerges, evolves, and develops through the dynamic
relationship of each individual citizen's will with that of the
community at large.
Hegel first focuses on the various ways in which history can be
comprehended and then turns his attention to the Oriental, Greek,
Roman, and German worlds to demonstrate how the human community
dialectically evolves through these various historical periods,
with each disclosing its own facet of the will that frees citizens
to grasp their special place in society.
In "The Phenomenology of Mind, " idealist philosopher Georg Hegel
(1770-1831) defied the traditional epistemological distinction of
objective from subjective and developed his own dialectical
alternative. Remarkable for the breadth and profundity of its
philosophical insights, this work combines psychology, logic, moral
philosophy, and history to form a comprehensive view that
encompasses all forms of civilization. Its three divisions consist
of the subjective mind (dealing with anthropology and psychology),
the objective mind (concerning philosophical issues of law and
morals), and the absolute mind (covering fine arts, religion, and
philosophy).
With this work, Hegel introduced a scientific approach to the study
of the history of philosophy. The author himself regarded this book
as a popular introduction to his entire philosophy, and it ranks
among his most readable and accessible writings. Hegel develops the
concept of history as a rational proceeding, rather than a series
of random events. His doctrine of the historical process --
governed according to the laws of evolution and embodying the
spirit of freedom -- exercised an enormous and enduring influence.
It may be noted in passing that it was an extraordinary notion of
Kant's to claim that the definition of the straight line as the
shortest distance between two points is a synthetic proposition,
for my concept of straightness contains nothing of size, but only a
quality. In this sense every definition is a synthetic proposition.
What is defined, the straight line, is in the first place the
intuition or representation.
It is not history itself that is here presented. We might more
properly designate it as a History of History; a criticism of
historical narratives and an investigation of their truth and
credibility. Its peculiarity in point of fact and of intention,
consists in the acuteness with which the writer extorts something
from the records which was not in the matters recorded.
Complete and unabridged, this edition of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Hegel's 1821 classic offers a comprehensive view of the
philosopher's influential system. In the "Philosophy of Right, "
Hegel applies his most important concept -- the dialectics -- to
law, rights, morality, the family, economics, and the state. The
last of Hegel's works to be published in his lifetime, this volume
combines moral and political philosophy to form a sociologic view
dominated by the idea of the state. Hegel defines universal right
as the synthesis between the thesis of an individual acting in
accordance with the law and the occasional conflict of an
antithetical desire to follow private convictions. The state, he
declares, must permit individuals to satisfy both demands, thereby
realizing social harmony and prosperity--the perfect synthesis.
Further, Hegel renounces his formerly favorable assessment of the
French Revolution and rejects the republican form of government,
suggesting instead an idealized form of a constitutional monarchy,
in which ultimate power rests with the sovereign.
The appearance of this translation is a major event in
English-language Hegel studies, for it is more than simply a
replacement for Wallace's translation cum paraphrase. Hegel's
Prefaces to each of the three editions of the Enzyklopadie are
translated for the first time into English. There is a very
detailed Introduction translating Hegel's German, which serves not
only as a guide to the translator's usage but also to Hegel's. Also
included are a detailed bilingual annotated glossary, very
extensive bibliographic and interpretive notes to Hegel's text (28
pp.), an Index of References for works cited in the notes, a select
Bibliography of recent works on Hegel's logic, and a detailed Index
(16 pp.). The translation is guided by the (correct) principle that
rendering Hegel's logical thought clearly and consistently requires
rendering his technical terms logically. . . . This ought
immediately to become the standard translation of this important
work. --Kenneth R. Westphal, in Review of Metaphysics
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