Hegel's Philosophy of Spirit: A Critical Guide

Description

The essays in this volume address topics prominent in current debates about Hegel's Philosophy of Spirit, which originally appeared as the third part of his Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences (1817, 1827, 1830). Together, a group of internationally recognized Hegel scholars presents a sophisticated, well-researched, and considered account of Hegel's text, approaching it from different perspectives, philosophical schools, and traditions. Each essay focuses on a specific issue relevant to Hegel scholarship, carefully and clearly setting out established views of the text and putting forward incisive new interpretations. The essays will enable readers to obtain a broad yet analytically nuanced understanding of Hegel's thought and in particular of the Philosophy of Spirit, a rich and important work that has relevance for contemporary debates in philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of law and religion, ethics, aesthetics, and social and political philosophy.

Marina F. Bykova is Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina State University. She is the author of Hegel's Interpretation of Thinking (1990) and The Mystery of Logic and the Secret of Subjectivity (1996). She is also editor of The German Idealism Reader: Ideas, Responses and Legacy (2018) as well as of the journal Russian Studies in Philosophy.

'This collection has insightful chapters, quite diverse in scope, with many established scholars presenting their views on issues central to Hegel's thought. Given the quality and relevance of the contributions, as a collection, the volume is certainly accomplished.' Luca Corti, Journal of the History of Philosophy