Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit

A Guide

Author: Terry Pinkard Series: OXFORD GUIDES TO PHILOSOPHY SERIES

Pinkard here provides a much-needed guide to Hegel's notoriously difficult text Phenomenology of Spirit. He walks a reader unfamiliar with Hegel's style through this canonical text paragraph-by-paragraph using accessible and approachable language. The Guide is intended for both students and instructors unfamiliar with the text.

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Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit has a long-standing reputation as one of the key books in the history of Western philosophy, but many are unsure just what it is about. Even the words in the title are disputed: What sense of

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The objective of the work remains relatively modest: it is not a question of seeking to exhaust the meaning(s) of Hegel's work, an impossible task that condemns one to the bad infinity, but rather to propose a path of interpretation, a voice "to facilitate the conversation and not to close it" Emmanuel Chaput, Archives de Philosophie
One of the most valuable contributions of this monographis Pinkard's synopsis of the chapters of his commentaryat the end of the book. This allows researchers to easily scan the text for salient aspects of Pinkard's commentary, as well as giving teachers and students a quick overview of portions they may need to skip. Pinkard's conversational tone makes this volume a refreshingly accessible guide for a notoriously perplexing work. Students and teachers alike will find this text anindispensable addition to their library. This text is especially helpful for those planning to introduce Hegel's thoughts to both undergraduate and graduate students. James Besaw, Religious Studies Review

About the Author

Terry Pinkard is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University. He has also taught philosophy at Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University, Tübingen University, and Fudan University. His recent books include Power, Practice, and Forms of Life: Sartre's Appropriation of Hegel and Marx (2021), and a new translation of Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit (2018)