Lectures on the history of philosophy 1825/6 3

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• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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• Philosophie

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Hegel's lectures have historically impacted philosophy as significantly as his published works. Key elements of his system are elaborated primarily in his Berlin lectures from the last decade of his life. The original editors combined materials from various sources and dates, obscuring the development of Hegel's thought. The Hegel Lectures series reconstructs these original lectures, allowing readers to follow the structure of his arguments. Each volume features a new translation, an editorial introduction, and annotations that clarify Hegel's numerous allusions and sources. This edition presents Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy in a way that accurately reflects his ideas for English readers. These lectures challenged the antiquarian views of Hegel's contemporaries by asserting that the history of philosophy is philosophy itself, illustrating the evolution of reason or spirit over time. They detail how reason develops through human intellect and activity, proving influential in the intellectual history of the past two centuries. Understanding these lectures is crucial for grasping Hegel's systematic philosophy and his views on the role of reason in human history and culture. Volume I is particularly significant, as it discusses the history of Chinese and Indian philosophy and highlights the changes Hegel made to the introductory material from 1819 to 1831.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009