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In Reading Hegel’s Phenomenology, John Russon uses the theme of reading to clarify the methods, premises, evidence, reasoning, and conclusions developed in Hegel’s seminal text. Russon’s approach facilitates comparing major sections and movements of the text, and demonstrates that each section of Phenomenology of Spirit stands independently in its focus on the themes of human experience. Along the way, Russon considers the rich relevance of Hegel’s philosophy to understanding other key Western philosophers, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Husserl, Heidegger, and Derrida. Major themes include language, embodiment, desire, conscience, forgiveness, skepticism, law, ritual, multiculturalism, existentialism, deconstruction, and absolute knowing. An important companion to contemporary Hegel studies, this book will be of interest to all students of Hegel’s philosophy. |
Author Bio
John Russon is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. He is author of Human Experience: Philosophy, Neurosis, and the Elements of Everyday Life. |
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“In this important companion to contemporary Hegel studies, Russon uses the themes of reading to clarify the methods, premises, evidence, reasoning, and conclusions developed in Hegel's seminal text. Along the way, he considers the rich relevance of Hegel's philosophy to understanding other key Western philosophers, including Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Heidegger, and Derrida.”
“The 15 chapters each focus on a section of Hegel's book, making this an excellent resource in a course on Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers.”
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Text
Introduction
Part 1. Consciousness
1. Sense, Time, and My Meaning
2. From Perception to Philosophy
3. Understanding: Things, Forces, and the Body
Part 2. Self-Consciousness
4. Death and Desire in Hegel's Epistemology: The Form of Hegel's Argument
5. Reading and the Body
6. Hermeneutical Pressure: Intersubjectivity and Objectivity
7. The "Freedom of Self-Consciousness" and Early Modern Epistemology
Part 3. The Absolute
Reason
8. Reason and Dualism
Spirit
9. Spirit and Skepticism
10. The Contradictions of Moral Life: Hegel's Critique of Kant
11. Selfhood, Conscience, and Dialectic
Religion
12. The Ritual Basis of Self-Identity
13. Vision and Image in Hegel's System
14. Deciding to Read: On the Horizon (of Christianity)
Absolute Knowing
15. Absolute Knowing: The Structure and Project of Hegel's System of Science
Notes
Bibliography
Index |
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