G.W.F. Hegel; The Philosophical System

G.W.F. Hegel; The Philosophical System

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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, perhaps the most influential of all German philosophers, made one of the last great attempts to develop philosophy as an all-embracing scientific system. This system places Hegel among the “classical” philosophers—Aristotle, Aquinas, Spinoza—who also attempted to build grand conceptual edifices. In this study, available for the first time in paperback, Howard P. Kainz emphasizes the uniqueness of Hegel's system by focusing on his methodology, terminology, metaphorical and paradoxical language, and his special contributions to metaphysics, the philosophy of nature, philosophical anthropology, and other areas. Kainz focuses on Hegel's system as a whole and its seminal ideas, making generous use of representative texts. He gives special attention to the interrelationship between dialectical methodology and paradoxical propositions; the prevalence of metaphor in the philosophy of nature; and the close interrelationship between Christian doctrine and Hegelian speculation. A rich array of diagrams and tables further elucidates Kainz's analyses. An ideal text for the student of philosophy coming to Hegel for the first time, G. W. F. Hegel provides the reader with useful insights into Hegel's work and illuminates Hegel's enduring significance in the late twentieth century.

ISBN

978-0-8214-1231-2

Publication Date

1998

Publisher

Ohio University Press

City

Athens

Disciplines

Philosophy

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Table of Contents

Characteristics of Hegel’s System

Phenomenology and System

Overview of the System

Methodological and Stylistic Considerations

Perspective on Other Philosophers

Pivotal Themes and Hegelian perspectives

What is Living and What is Dead in Hegel Today?

G.W.F. Hegel; The Philosophical System

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