A Companion to Hegel

by Stephen Houlgate (Editor), Michael Baur (Editor)

This companion provides original, scholarly, and cutting-edge essays that cover the whole range of Hegel’s mature thought and his lasting influence. A comprehensive guide to one of the most important modern philosophers Essays are written in an accessible manner and draw on the most up-to-date Hegel research Contributions are drawn from across the world and from a wide variety of philosophical approaches and traditions Examines Hegel’s influence on a range of thinkers, from Kierkegaard and Marx to Heidegger, Adorno and Derrida Begins with a chronology of Hegel’s life and work and is then split into sections covering topics such as Philosophy of Nature, Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Religion

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

670 pages, Hardcover

First published February 23, 2011

About the author

Stephen Houlgate (PhD University of Cambridge) is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick.

Houlgate's "interpretation of Hegel's logic and his philosophy more generally continues to be guided by his claim that speculative thought develops immanently and without systematic presuppositions." He "thus contest[s] Heidegger's assertion that Hegel thinks ‘in accordance with a predetermined idea of being’ (an assertion endorsed by Derrida and Deleuze, amongst others)."

Reviews

[Karl Hallbjörnsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of essays. Did not read in its entirety but read quite a few very closely. Especially recommended are the pieces on Essence in the Logic, on Adorno and dialectic, and the Malabou & Butler piece.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

sedgwick "hegel on the empty formalism of kant's categorial imperative"; wrathall coin sorter analogy, ancient ethical life vs. kant morality (lacking--abstract reason to do good vs. innate good will, command to act in respect from law is surely not more morally upright than determinate will to do good) vs. modern social world -- heavily cited in morality essay