Hegel's Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences: A Critical Guide

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Hegel regarded his Enyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences as the work which most fully presented the scope of his philosophical system and its method. It is somewhat surprising, therefore, that scholars regularly accord it only a secondary status. This Critical Guide seeks to change that, with sixteen newly-written essays from an international group of leading Hegel scholars that shed much-needed light on both the whole and the parts of the Encyclopedia system. Topics include the structure and aim of the Encyclopedia system as a whole, the differences between the greater and lesser Logics, the role of nature in Hegel's thinking, and the shapes of absolute spirit as art, religion, and philosophy. This book will be invaluable to students and scholars with an interest in Hegel and the history of philosophy. Front Matter Contents Contributors Introduction 1. Logical and Natural Life 2. Hegel’s Encyclopedia as the Science of Freedom 3. Essence in Hegel’s Encyclopedia and Science of Logic 4. The Concept’s Freedom 5. From Logic to Nature 6. Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature 7. Hegel’s Anthropology 8. Hegel’s Critique of Materialism 9. Hegel’s Psychology 10. Political Ontology and Rational Syllogistic in Hegel’s Objective Spirit 11. Taking the System Seriously 12. §§556–63: Art as a Form of Absolute Spirit 13. The Stubbornness of Nature in Art 14. The Encyclopedia’s Notion of Religion 15. Absolute Geist or Self-Loving God? Bibliography Index