Hegel's Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences

Hegel Regarded His Enyclopedia Of The Philosophical Sciences As The Work Which Most Fully Presented The Scope Of His Philosophical System And Its Method. It Is Somewhat Surprising Therefore That Scholars Regularly Accord It Only A Secondary Status. This Critical Guide Seeks To Change That With Sixteen Newly-Written Essays From An International Group Of Leading Hegel Scholars That Shed Much-Needed Light On Both The Whole And The Parts Of The Encyclopedia System. Topics Include The Structure And Aim Of The Encyclopedia System As A Whole The Differences Between The Greater And Lesser Logics The Role Of Nature In Hegel''S Thinking And The Shapes Of Absolute Spirit As Art Religion And Philosophy. This Book Will Be Invaluable To Students And Scholars With An Interest In Hegel And The History Of Philosophy.