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The greatest work in the history of philosophy
There comes a point when a philosophic work is so influential that people forget what it actually said, and how important it is in the light of today's developments. This is exactly the case with Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit", which remains startlingly contempary when closely read. The complex sections on epistemology, and the mediation of "the...
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Turgid Translation of Classic Text
It's too bad the translater was drunk when he wrote this book. Poor spelling, grammatical errors, and American idioms, i.e., "... which let the cat out of the bag...", unnecessarily cloud the shimmering beauty of Hegel's poetry. Everyone should read Hegel, but opt for the original Estonian. This translation simply doesn't cut the mustard.
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The greatest work in the history of philosophy, 1. August 2000
Von Ein Kunde
There comes a point when a philosophic work is so influential that people forget what it actually said, and how important it is in the light of today's developments. This is exactly the case with Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit", which remains startlingly contempary when closely read. The complex sections on epistemology, and the mediation of "the This", and the negativity of "the This", in fact contain, in a different form, most of the epistemological insights (although from a completely different direction) of much of Derrida's work (especially "Speech and Phenomena"), while Hegel's view of theology has not been properly surpassed by any modern theologian. Even phenomenology owes most of its most important aspects to Hegel - while Husserl was more Kantian than Hegelian, Heidegger and Derrida both showed how with Husserlian premises we inevitably end up with Hegelian conclusions. While arguably Hegel's work would never have existed were it not for Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason", this is an exaggeration, as while Hegel's work would have taken a different form, what is amazing about this is the little it relies upon previous philosophers, with only two or three scattered references to Plato, Fichte and Kant. Also, most of the pomposity and over-totalisation which philosophers like Sartre attribute to Hegel is only the result of his later philosophy. In fact, phenomenology, deconstruction and all modern developments in epistemolgy and theology can be seen as simply elaborations of certain themes in the "Phenomenology". While it is true that we cannot say Hegel hasn't been improved upon at all, it is also true that a return to the "Phenomenology", in light of modern philosophical developments, could well be the best idea for modern philosophy, after Adorno's bleak "Negative Dialectics".
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A Masterpiece, 1. Mai 2000
Many will agree with me in saying that this is the most difficult text in the canon to read. But the profundity of Hegel's insights and the sheer range of topics he treats in this book are astounding. Whether he is discussing the famous master/slave relationship, epistemology, natural science, law, or religion, Hegel's views are always provocative. As other reviewers have mentioned, this book can be examined historically both backwards to Hume and Kant, and forwards toward phenomenology. But for me, this text is so valuable because I find so much that stands on its own. Hegel need not be seen "in context" to be appreciated. Though now almost 200 years old, Hegel's thesis that he had completed the progress of philosophy by recognizing the necessary development of the universal self-consciousness is still relevant, and not entirely untenable despite its grandiose appearance. This is a book that, in the broad view, does come together as a whole, despite scholars' focus on some parts over others. Even if you don't agree with Hegel, his influence on philosophy was immense, and many of the ideas expanded upon in his other works are given a preliminary treatment here. This is probably not a good book for beginners; unfortunately, Hegel never gave us anything like a primer. But for those with a bit of experience and the sensitivity to understand the subtleties of Hegel's sometimes confusing vocabulary, this is an endlessly rewarding book, Western philosophy at its very finest.
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Turgid Translation of Classic Text, 28. Februar 2000
It's too bad the translater was drunk when he wrote this book. Poor spelling, grammatical errors, and American idioms, i.e., "... which let the cat out of the bag...", unnecessarily cloud the shimmering beauty of Hegel's poetry. Everyone should read Hegel, but opt for the original Estonian. This translation simply doesn't cut the mustard.
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The end of philosophy put to ink, 3. Februar 2000
I had the great pleasure of taking a class on German Idealism where the teacher was a Hegel scholar. During those lectures the book seemed to be impossible to understand. It was ungainly and unweidly. Even a bit of understanding of German couldn't help me pierce this titanic work. "Spirit" lacked the naive elegance of Descartes, the roots appeal of the Greeks, and the ominous quality of Deconstructionism. It was a boulder sized work making what, at the time, seemed like trivial improvements/updates to Kant. Yet, I've only truly come to appreciate his gift in the light of Merleau-Ponty, Heidegger, French Existentialism, Habermas, Husserl...the list goes on. He was the architect of phenomenology, of the dialectic solution, of the vision of mankind transcending mind. When one speaks of Hegel, one feels a Beethoven-like phraseology, a fluidity of verse and composition. When you consent to give your attention to Hegel give it wholly. He is a tour guide to a tidal wave of optimism, revolution, and a new type of man. Don't pick him apart like a Bach fugue, let the brazen brass of his Chorale like battle sweep your resistance away. While the work ends in an absurdly upbeat way, it was a fascinating way to end philosophy. His dialected created a whole new phenomenal world in which the rest of philosophy would have to play. It is a challenge, a terror, and a masterpiece. I've not described the book as a philosopher should. I've described it as it ought be read - passionately, violently, and deafeningly brave.
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A challenging book., 30. Oktober 1999
I was very unimpressed when I first encountered Hegel in my history of philosophy courses. I had been very impressed in my studies of Hume and Kant and the problems they were adressing, but then I found Hegel to be completely impossible to comprehend. I sat through my Hegel lectures, rather unhappily, and then moved on with my other courses. But Hegel's notions apparently kept stirring about in my mind, because later I came back to read the Phenomenology in detail, and some of Hegel's other works as well. Hegel's notions have become a significant part of my outlook and have helped me to comprehend other philosophies and events. Many of his notions are full of depth and meaning, but this meaning requires serious work for extraction. I have no doubt that his work could easily be misused, but one can always find ways to misuse any work, so I don't see this as a serious argument against Hegel.
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Phenomenology - Hegel's first complete attempt, 27. Juli 1999
Von Ein Kunde
This book is a must, if you consider Hegel. The "condition of science" - the system as a whole - has to be reached in a special way, in Hegel's view. This book is a guide of this way: a hard work of natural consciousness in order to become scientific. What does this Science mean? Cannot be described in a simple way - that comes from the structure of Hegel's Logic. The system (as science) is the whole - and to reach it: is the target of Hegel's philosophical insight and our task is to become his companion throughout this journey.
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Hegel is amazing, 4. Mai 1999
This work is a formidable intellectual enterprise. It has been misrepresented and written off by individuals who believe that it is incomprehensible. It has been misunderstood by governments and revolutionaries who are responsible for twisting Hegel's thought into Right or Left wing totalitarian structures. However, Hegel can be more fully appreciated today when read with psychoanalytical works by Lacan, Freud, and Zizek. What Hegel is after is to articulate the emergence of the subject through all of the interstices of reflection, negation, and double-negation from substance--in a manner that defies a linear, causal, concept of time and makes a clearing for the subject's actualization of desire.
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One of the most important books in western philosophy, 19. Oktober 1998
Von Ein Kunde
Hegel's Phenomenology is probably the most influential book in modern philosophy. The influence is very strong in the more contemporary thinkers such as Marx, Heidegger, Sartre, Lacan, Marcuse, Habermas, and more. The book has been very important in the schools of philosophy that deal with historisization and phenomenology. Hegel was not a poor writer; actually his writing (in German) was very eloquent and clear, taking full advantage of the rich, complex German language. Unfortunatly much of his writings have been poorly translated, but this is not a suprise. The topics which Hegel takes up in the Phenomenology are very complex and the whole book is based on the Hegelian dialectic, which has been misrepresented becuase of its complexity and that it has been accused as being a tract of Nazism and Stalism, wehich are absolutely false (look at Marcuse's Reason and Revolution). People who cannot understand the Phenomenology immediately accuse Hegel of being a poor writer, but that is a cop out becuse they think that whatever they can't understanding must be the result of bad writing. Those individuals who think that Hegel was a poor writer are simply poor thinkers.
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The best book that illustrate Hegelian Dialectic..., 7. August 1998
Von Ein Kunde
The central theme of this book is about the spirit. According to Hegel, all the man has to struggle within themselves. In all of the human mind, there are two dialectically opposing spirit: the subjective spirit and objective spirit. In this book Hegel show us how we can overcome a struggle and come up with the absolute spirit.. So basically speaking, this book is the most authorative book on Hegelian Dialectic..
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This is a book about Freedom, not Communists or Nazis., 5. Juni 1998
Marx was anti-Hegelian. Heidegger was anti-Hegelian. Although they tried to attach their stars to Hegel, they failed. Hegel is a great thinker in the realm of Freedom and the Free Republic. For Hegel, Freedom is the very definition of the human being. This book explains that very thoroughly. It is difficult reading but it is intended for experts and specialists. There is no point reading this book unless you have already read Immanuel Kant and are ready to criticize his position.
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