Hegel: A Biography

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One of the founders of modern philosophical thought Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) has gained the reputation of being one of the most abstruse and impenetrable of thinkers. This first major biography of Hegel in English offers not only a complete, up-to-date account of the life, but also an overview of the key philosophical concepts in Hegel's work in an accessible style. Terry Pinkard situates Hegel firmly in the historical context of his times. The story of that life is of an ambitious, powerful thinker living in a period of great tumult dominated by the figure of Napolean. Pinkard explores Hegel's interactions with some of the great minds of this period: Hölderlin , Goethe, Humboldt, Schelling, Novalis, the Schlegels, Mendelssohn, and others. Throughout, he avoids Hegal's own famously technical jargon in order to display the full sweep and power of Hegel's thought. Terry Pinkard is professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University and is author/editor of five previous books, the most recent being Hegel's Phenomenology (Cambridge, 1996). He is honorary Professor of the Philosophy Faculty of Tübingen, Germany and serves on the advisory board for the Zeitschrift für Philosophique Forschung. About Hegel Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Hegel's Formation in Old Württemberg 2. The Protestant Seminary in Tübingen 3. From Berne to Frankfurt to Jena: Failed Projects and Fresh Starts 4. Texts and Drafts: Hegel's Path to the Phenomenology from Frankfurt to Jena 5. The Phenomenology of Spirit: Hegel Finds His Voice 6. Life in Transition: From Jena to Bamberg 7. Nuremberg Respectability 8. From the Phenomenology to the "System": Hegel's Logic 9. Heidelberg: Coming into Focus 10. Berlin: Reform and Repression at the Focal Point (1818-1821) 11. Hegel's Philosophy of Right: Freedom, History, and the Modern European State 12. Consolidation: Berlin, Brussels, Vienna (1821-1824) 13. Assertion: Berlin, Paris (1824-1827) 14. Thinking through Modem Life: Nature, Religion, Art, and the Absolute 15. Home: 1827-1831 Epilogue Notes Chronology of Hegel's Life Hegel's Works Cited Works Cited Index