Hegel / Edition 1

by Raymond Plant

Overview

First published in 1973 this volume demonstrates the interconnection between Hegel's political and metaphysical writings. This book provides a point of entry into Hegel's system of ideas. Condemned unread, and when read far too often misunderstood, Hegel's thought has once more begun to make its impact on contemporary ideas with many of today's most important social and political thinkers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415326834
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/25/2003
Series:	Political Thinkers Ser. , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Geraint Parry and Raymond Plant both Lecturer in Philosophy in the University of Manchester

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Civil Theology and Political Culture; Chapter 2 Folk Religion and Political Analysis; Chapter 3 Towards a Perspective on History; Chapter 4 Towards the Transfiguration of Politics; Chapter 5 A System of Philosophical Politics; Chapter 6 Reason., Reconciliation and Community; Chapter 7 Philosophy and Community; Chapter 8 Transfiguration or Mystification?;

Editorial Reviews

Once in a while, a publication comes along that on first sight seems oddly out of place but on second viewing is admirably suited to its purpose. This little series of biographical summaries of the thoughts of 24 Western philosophers from Democritus to Derrida is admirable not only for its reasonable price but even more for the intelligence and clarity of the writing. Each volume has been prepared by an expert in the subject, and the result is a series of well-drawn and exceptionally useful pocket-size (4.5 x 7 inches) sketches of major figures in the history of Western thought. The level is such that no special background in philosophy is required to understand the concepts discussed. Each volume also contains a short bibliography, some of which refer to electronic journals or web sites. Most of the individuals chosen for the series come as no surprise, e.g., Descartes, Hegel, Kant, Nietzsche, Locke, Hume, Plato, and Socrates. But there are a few unexpected choices, like Alan Turing and Karl Popper--although on further consideration, they make more sense. Turing's influence on mathematics and on the development of computers has long been recognized, but his 1936 paper "On Compatible Numbers," which appeared in the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society in 1936-37, influenced studies in the philosophy of mind. Popper's development of the concept of "historicism" in such works as The Open Society and Its Enemies and The Poverty of Historicism significantly influenced 20th-century political thought. Ultimately, this set should be in every academic and public library as well as many school libraries.--Terry C. Skeats, Bishop's Univ. Lib., Lennoxville, Quebec Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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