Hegel Myths and Legends

For over thirty years, Hegel scholars have known that many of the views of Hegel rife in the Anglo-Saxon world are higly inaccurate. The essays collected in this volume show the myths and legends to be just that. The author has selected a set of essays that treat and effectively debunk the various Hegel myths and legends. Divided into sections addressing the various myths and augmented by Stewart's informative introduction and a bibliography, this collection should be of interest to scholars and nonspecialists alike.

List of contents

Part 1 The myth of the rational and the actual. Part 2 The myth of Hegel as totalitarian theorist or Prussian apologist. Part 3 The myth that Hegel glorified war. Part 4 The myth of the end of history. Part 5 The myth that Hegel denied the law of contradiction. Part 6 Miscellaneous myths.

About the author

JON STEWART is an associate research professor at the Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is supported by the Danish National Research Foundation.

Summary

For over thirty years, Hegel scholars have known that many of the views of Hegel rife in the Anglo-Saxon world are higly inaccurate. The essays collected in this volume show the myths and legends to be just that.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart
• Assisted by: Jon Bartley Stewart (Editor)
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.1996
• EAN: 9780810113015
• ISBN: 978-0-8101-1301-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 526 g
• Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy; Studies in Phenomenology and E; Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy; Studies in Phenomenology and E; Spep
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day