Hegel's Philosophy of Mind - Softcover

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1533654484 ISBN 13: 9781533654489

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

This exceptional manual of philosophy contains the precise method by which Hegelian examination of mind takes place.

In Hegelianist philosophy, the notion of the mind commences with a consideration of the subjective (i.e. individual) mind. After some contemplation however, it is realised that this 'individual' sort of mind is but the initial stage of the process - the so-called 'in-itself stage'. The stage which follows this is that of the objective mind - it is this type of mind that finds itself object of law, morals and government. This frames the condition of the mind when it is out-of-itself.

The final stage of the Hegelianist posit upon the mind is that of the 'absolute mind'. At this point, the mind ascends above the constraints of the natural world and of mankind's institutions and laws. It is at this high stage that concepts of art, faith and philosophy have been birthed. The concept of free thinking is here encountered: that the mind may only be truly free and capable of itself when having separated from the worldly restrictions of everyday life - this 'otherness' is but binding upon the mind's true capacities and power.

This inexpensive yet high quality paperback edition of Hegel's Philosophy of Mind is designed to assist students and scholars who wish to gain insight into Hegel and his philosophy with little expense. The translation is by William Wallace, erstwhile Oxford Professor of moral philosophy.

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About the Author

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) was a German philosopher and a major figure in German Idealism.
An internationally recognized authority on Michelangelo, William E. Wallace is the Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Professor of Art History at Washington University, St Louis. He has received fellowships from Villa I Tatti, Harvard University's Center for Renaissance Studies in Florence, and the American Academy in Rome. The author of Michelangelo at San Lorenzo, he served as the principal consultant for The Divine Michelangelo, a two-part file produced by the BBC, and he recently completed a 36-lecture audiovisual course entitled 'The Genius of Michelangelo' for The Teaching Company.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1533654484
• ISBN 13: 9781533654489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108