
The Greatest Works of G.W.F. Hegel (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Phenomenology of Mind, Philosophy of Mind, Hegel's Aesthetics, The Criticism of Hegle's Work and Hegelianism by Schopenhauer, Nietzsche & MarxBy Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelLength244h 12m
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The Greatest Works of G.W.F. Hegel gathers the central writings through which Hegel reshaped modern philosophy: works of logic, metaphysics, political theory, aesthetics, religion, and historical consciousness. Written in a dense, dialectical style, these texts move by tension and resolution, showing thought as an unfolding process rather than a static system. Situated between Kantian critique, Romantic speculation, and the crises of post-Revolutionary Europe, Hegel's work seeks to comprehend freedom, reason, and history as internally connected. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) was formed by the intellectual ferment of German Idealism and by the political upheavals of his age, especially the French Revolution and the Napoleonic transformation of Europe. His career as teacher, editor, and professor led him to construct one of philosophy's most ambitious systems, in which logic, nature, spirit, society, art, and religion are understood as moments in the self-realization of reason. This volume is recommended for readers prepared to engage patiently with a demanding but profoundly rewarding thinker. Philosophers, historians of ideas, theologians, literary scholars, and serious general readers will find here an indispensable gateway into the architecture of modern thought.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
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GenrePhilosophy
Length244 hrs 12 mins
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Publish dateNov 22, 2023
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Table of contents
1The Greatest Works of G.W.F. Hegel (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Introduction
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6The Life and Work of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
7Primary Works
8The Phenomenology of Mind
9Preface: On Scientific Knowledge
10Introduction
11A. Consciousness
12II. Perception: Or Things and Their Deceptiveness
13III. Force and the Understanding-The World of Appearance and the Supersensible World
14B. Self-Consciousness
15A. Independence and Dependence of Self-Consciousness Lordship and Bondage
16B. Freedom of Self-Consciousness Stoicism: Scepticism: The Unhappy Consciousness
17C. Free Concrete Mind
18V. Reason’s Certainty and Reason’s Truth
19A. Observation as a Process of Reason
20a. Observation of Nature
21b. Observation of Self-Consciousness in its Pure Form and in its Relation to External Reality — Logical and Psychological Laws
22c. Observation of the Relation of Self-Consciousness To its Immediate Actuality — Physiognomy and Phrenology.
23B. The Realization of Rational Self-Consciousness Through its Own Activity
24a. Pleasure and Necessity
25b. The Law of the Heart, and the Frenzy Of Self-Conceit
26c. Virtue and the Course of the World
27C. Individuality, which Takes Itself to Be Real In and for Itself
28a. Society as a Herd of Individuals: Deceit: "Actual Fact"
29b. Reason as Lawgiver
30c. Reason as Testing Laws
31VI. Spirit
32A. Objective Spirit — The Ethical Order
33a. The Ethical World: Law Human and Divine: Man and Woman
34b. Ethical Action. Knowledge, Human and Divine. Guilt and Destiny
35c. The Condition of Right or Legal Status
36B. Spirit in Self-Estrangement — The Discipline Of Culture
37i. The World of Spirit in Self-Estrangement
38ii. Enlightenment
39iii. Absolute Freedom and Terror
40C. Spirit in the Condition of Being Certain of Itself: Morality
41a. The Moral View of the World
42b. Dissemblance
43c. Conscience: The “Beautiful Soul”: Evil and the Forgiveness of it
44VII. Religion
45A. Natural Religion
46a. God as Light
47b. Plants and Animals as Objects of Religion
48c. The Artificer
49B. Religion in the Form of Art
50a. The Abstract Work of Art