Hegel's 'Phenomenology of Spirit': A Reader's Guide

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit is probably his most famous work. First published in 1807, it has exercised considerable influence on subsequent thinkers from Feuerbach and Marx to Heidegger, Kojève, Adorno and Derrida. The book contains many memorable analyses of, for example, the master / slave dialectic, the unhappy consciousness, Sophocles' Antigone and the French Revolution and is one of the most important works in the Western philosophical tradition. It is, however, a difficult and challenging book and needs to be studied together with a clear and accessible secondary text. Stephen Houlgate's Reader's Guide offers guidance on:

Philosophical and historical context
Key themes
Reading the text
Reception and influence
Further reading

Author: Stephen Houlgate
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01/10/2013
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780826485113
ISBN10: 0826485111
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements | Phenomenology
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Modern