Starting with Hegel

G.W.F. Hegel is without doubt one of the most important and influential thinkers in the whole history of philosophy. Covering all the key concepts of his work, Starting with Hegel provides an accessible introduction to this hugely significant thinker. Thematically structured, the book leads the reader through a thorough overview of the development of Hegel's thought.

Craig B. Matarrese is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Program at Minnesota State University, USA.

Abbreviations	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Falling of Dusk	p. 5
Speculative Hermeneutics	p. 15
Organic Unity and Self-Development	p. 21
Plan and Strategy of the Book	p. 25
Hegel's Early Writings: Overcoming Separation	p. 28
The Need for Philosophy	p. 31
Love and Recognition	p. 36
God Himself is Dead	p. 39
Alienation, Community, and the Modern State	p. 44
The Phenomenology of Spirit: The Satisfactions and Dissatisfactions of Consciousness	p. 50
Supersession and Hegelian Irony	p. 52
Pure and Impure Recognition	p. 58
Self-Alienated Spirit	p. 62
The Path to Absolute Knowledge	p. 70
Hegel's Encyclopedia: The Structure of Being, Nature, and Mind	p. 79
Throwing Away the Ladder	p. 82
Reason and 'The Understanding'	p. 86
Necessity in Nature	p. 89
The Emergence of Spirit	p. 94
The Philosophy of Right: Freedom as Self-Realization	p. 99
Self-Realization and 'Ethical Life'	p. 102
Identification and Externalization	p. 107
Acting in Accordance with Reason	p. 112
Bildung and the Korporation	p. 117
The Philosophy of History: Reason Rules the World	p. 123
Necessity and Contingency in History	p. 126
The Path of Freedom	p. 131
Progressivism and the 'End of History'	p. 135
The Twilight of the Modern State	p. 139
Absolute Spirit: Art, Religion, and Philosophy	p. 145
Absolutely Fundamental Values	p. 147
Art is a Thing of the Past	p. 151
Religion is for Everyone	p. 158
The Practice of Philosophy	p. 161
Further Reading	p. 165
Index	p. 171
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