Hegel: The Essential Writings

by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Frederick G. Weiss

Book Overview

Chapter OneIntroduction: The Philosophy of HegelIt has become customary in the introduction and exposition of Hegel to begin by bemoaning the difficulty of the task and, especially, of making a beginning at all. Many of Hegel's commentators have been compelled to go through a sort of personal catharsis before plunging into the labyrinthine abyss of Hegel's system and its expression. But if it is true, as Goethe says (and Hegel repeats), that there...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061318310
• ISBN13: 9780061318313
• Release Date: April 1977
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

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A Good Entry Point

Hegel is, by reputation, notoriously difficult to read. Many people also misrepresent his views. I am no Hegel expert, but I felt that this book was a very readable introduction to Hegel's thought. And I think the premise of this book (that it is best to start with a shallow but broad selection than to jump into a core text) is indeed valid.