Introduction to the Philosophy of History: with selections from The Philosophy of Right (Hackett Classics) - Softcover

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872200566 ISBN 13: 9780872200562

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 1988

Synopsis

. . . eminently readable . . . admirably picks up the spirit of what Hegel is saying. . . . more readable and accurate than Hartmann's, and it trans­lates a more readable text than does Nisbet's. It includes (as Hartmann's does not) an excerpt, which serves as chapter five, from 'The Geo­graphical Basis of History' (particularly interesting for what it says of America), and a brief chapter six, entitled 'The Division of History.' The volume closes with an appendix, translating §§341–360 of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right and deals directly with the very concept of 'World History.' It constitutes a big help in coming to grips with what Hegel means by 'Spirit.' --Quentin Lauer, SJ, Fordham University, in International Philosophical Quarterly

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Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)

Review

. . . as felicitous as a translation of Hegel can be --H. S. Harris, York University

An elegant and intelligent translation. The text provides a perfect solution to the problem of how to introduce students to Hegel in a survey course in the history of Western philosophy. --Graham Parkes, University of Hawaii

Edition details

• Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872200566
• ISBN 13: 9780872200562
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106