Purdue university press, 2005 jean hyppolite, logic and existence albany, ny. Winckelmanns thoughts on the imitation of the painting and sculpture of the greeks 1755 and g. The subject matter of hegels logic ethical politics. It will come as a pleasant surprise to readers who think that logic is precisely what hegels systematic thinking lacks, or that, if it exists at all. He is known for his works on hegel, heidegger and derridas thought. The logic of hegels logic is a compact, readable and largely nontechnical introduction to hegels logic. Of course, an introduction shaped by houlgate s own interpretations of hegel s thought that i didnt always agree with, but nonetheless respectable for its breadth and accessibility. Hegels science of logic his course examines the central. Houlgates work on hegel has, at the very least, one highly estimable value to render eminently clear the often turgid prose of hegel. A casual glance at the contents page of the science of logic 181216 will be enough to establish that his idea of logic is both different and far more extended than will be familiar to the modern. An interactive visualisation of hegels science of logic. Freedom, truth and history 1991, 2005 and the opening of hegel s logic. He is known for his works on hegel, heidegger and derridas thought books. He is also editor of the hegel reader and hegel and the philosophy of nature.
Hegel s account of the transition to the philosophy of nature is to be found at the end of both the science of logic and the encyclopaedia logic, and the formidable complexity and brevity of his arguments have led to widely differing interpretations of this crucial logical move. The purpose of the opening of hegels science of logic is to dispel the myths that surround the logic and to show that hegels unjustly neglected text is a work of extraordinary subtlety and insight. Mcgillqueens university press, 2014 and has benefited from a critical reading of several drafts by jacob quinlan and freddy kislev and from the responses of stephen houlgate, robert pippin and robert stern among others. He achieved recognition in his day andwhile primarily influential in the continental tradition of philosophyhas become increasingly influential in the analytic. Hegels aesthetics stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Being part one of the encyclopaedia of the philosophical sciences 1830 by g. His philosophy of art proper, however, forms part of his philosophy rather than phenomenology of spirit. It will come as a pleasant surprise to readers who think that logic is precisely what hegels systematic thinking lacks, or that, if it exists at all, it is a logic that lies trapped in the obscurity of hegels writing. Hegels logic as metaphysics volume 35 issue 1 john w. In a series of private letters to hegel, the nuremberg professor of mathematics and hegels colleague at the time j. His two texts on logic, both called the science of logic, both written in hegels characteristically dense and obscure language, are often considered more as works of metaphysics than logic. Download pdf the opening of hegel s logic free online new. Hegels logic with a foreword by andy blunden marxists internet. Hegels account of the transition to the philosophy of nature is to be found at the end of both the science of logic and the encyclopaedia logic, and the formidable complexity and brevity of his arguments have led to widely differing interpretations of this crucial logical move.
Burbidges the logic of hegels logic is written with an eye to the reader of general interests, avoiding as much as possible the use of hegels technical vocabulary. The absolute in hegel s work can also mean the moments of consciousness or spirit wherein an idea is perceived as a totality of the real. Freedom, truth and history, 2nd ed blackwell, 2005 and the opening of hegel s logic purdue up, 2006. He served as vicepresident of the hegel society of america from 1992 to 1994 and as president from 1994. Hegel s views on logic are expressed in his science of logic 181216 and in a more compact form in the encyclopaedia logic 1817, 1827,1830. Introduction prologue writing an introduction to a translation of hegels logic is an even more formidable task than the translation itself. He is the author of hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics 1986, an introduction to hegel. A map of hegels science of logic click a segment to make it the central moment. August 27, 1770 november 14, 1831 was a german philosopher and an important figure of german idealism. From being to infinity purdue, 2006, and an introduction to hegel. Lessings laocoon 1766 through immanuel kants critique of the power of judgment 1790 and friedrich schillers letters on the aesthetic.
The purpose of the opening of hegel s science of logic is to dispel the myths that surround the logic and to show that hegel s unjustly neglected text is a work of extraordinary subtlety and insight. Hegel translated by william wallace with a foreword by andy blunden second edition published by the marxists internet archive, 20. Hegels logic as metaphysics hegel bulletin cambridge. Hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics, cambridge university press, 1986. Essays on hegel s logic provides a welcome introduction to those interested in this central piece of hegel s system, and it poses the question of whether, and how, the logic provides a closure to the system.
The purpose of the opening of hegel s logic is to dispel the myths that surround the logic and to show that hegel s unjustly neglected text is a work of extraordinary subtlety and insight. Jan 01, 1991 an accessible and reasonably thorough introduction to hegel s thought. Mar 28, 2006 the logic of hegels logic is a compact, readable and largely nontechnical introduction to hegels logic. The phenomenology of spirit stephen houlgate georg wilhelm friedrich hegel 17701831 is one of the greatest though also least studied philosophers of the western tradition. Yet hegel s central text, the monumental science of logic, still remains for most philosophers both figuratively and literally a firmly closed book. He is the author of an introduction to hegels philosophy. The science of logic, often dubbed hegels greater logic as distinct from the socalled lesser logic of his tripartite encyclopedia, is a twovolume work that was published in instalments from. Hegels science of logic ph923 the purpose of this module is to undertake a close reading of the first part of hegels science of logic, on quality. From being to infinity 2006, and his edited volumes include hegel and the philosophy of nature 1998, the hegel reader 1998, and g. The best books on hegel five books expert recommendations.
Houlgate mcdowell maintains that hegel conceives of perceptual experience as a unity whose. Hegels science of logic ph923 university of warwick. Freedom, truth and history, 2nd ed blackwell, 2005 and the opening of hegels logic purdue up, 2006. The science of logic edited by george di giovanni frontmatter more information. Hegels logic as metaphysics hegel bulletin cambridge core. Hegel s logic as metaphysics volume 35 issue 1 john w. Nov 03, 2009 for that reason, hegels logic, by stephen houlgate, which attempts to shed light on the distinctive purpose and method of hegelian logic, is to be commended.
It contains four important early writings, as well as selections from hegel s mature writings and lectures which are central to his system and also have special relevance for posthegelian thinkers. State university of new york press, 1997 paul owen johnson, the critique of thought. A companion to hegel wiley online books wiley online library. Hegels phenomenology of spirit is probably his most famous work. Download essays on hegel s logic or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Ctrl, shift or doubleclick a segment to go to that part of the text. Hegels aesthetics, or philosophy of art, forms part of the extraordinarily rich german aesthetic tradition that stretches from j.
Pdf the opening of hegel s logic download full pdf book. Freedom, truth and history 1991, 2005 and the opening of hegels logic. An introduction to hegel freedom, truth and history. It also argues that hegels project of a presuppositionless science of logic is one that deserves serious consideration today. The logic of measure in hegels science of logic wrap. The logic of hegel download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The hegel reader is the most comprehensive collection of hegel s writings currently available in english.
Hegels phenomenology of spirit 1807 contains chapters on the ancient greek religion of art kunstreligion and on the worldview presented in sophocles antigone and oedipus the king. Click download or read online button to get the logic of hegel book now. The hegel reader is the most comprehensive collection of hegels writings currently available in english. Essays on hegels logic provides a welcome introduction to those interested in this central piece of hegels system, and it poses the question of whether, and how, the logic provides a closure to the system. Stephen houlgate unknown recent work on hegelan interpretation of the logic of hegel. Stephen houlgate is professor of philosophy at the university of warwick. The phenomenology can be regarded as the introduction to hegel. The science of logic by georg wilhelm friedrich hegel. That hegels organization of the science of logic is inspired by this passage of kants is apparently confirmed by the fact that in the opening pages of the logic hegel uses the same terms as kantentstehen comingtobe and vergehen ceasingtobeto refer to the two compositional elements of werden becoming. In the course of the book i discuss the project of hegel s logic and its relation to his phenomenology, as well as to kants critical philossophy and.
From being to infinity history of philosophy series stephen houlgate on. In his account of measure in the logic hegel discusses various natural. Houlgate s work on hegel has, at the very least, one highly estimable value to render eminently clear the often turgid prose of hegel. He is the editor of the hegel reader blackwell, 1998 and hegel and the arts northwestern up, 2007, as well as coeditor with michael baur of a companion to hegel wiley. It also argues that hegel s project of a presuppositionless science of logic is one that deserves serious consideration today. Stephen houlgate unknown why hegels concept is not the essence of things.
Yet hegels central text, the monumental science of logic, still remains for most philosophers both figuratively and literally a firmly closed book. A companion to hegel blackwell companions to philosophy. Download pdf the opening of hegel s logic free online. Essays on hegel s logic download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Some of the dialectical twists that happen in the logic and the philosophy of righttoo, can be explained very clearly, and of course the philosophy of right has exercised considerable influence on later thinkers such as marx. In particular, so the charge goes, hegel neglects to notice the extent to which his very use of language vitiates the claim of his philosophy to be presuppositionless and immanent.
Hegel exercised an enormous influence on 19th and 20thcentury thinkers, from marx and kierkegaard to sartre and gadamer, and his logic is the most important text for anyone seeking to. In my view, however, the core of hegel s argument is clear. Stephen houlgate, hegels theory of tragedy philpapers. In different ways, and with different degrees of explicitness, the book deals precisely with this issue. Then comes the text of the beginning of hegel s logic both in german and english and the discussion of it. Of course, an introduction shaped by houlgates own interpretations of hegels thought that i didnt always agree with, but nonetheless respectable for its breadth and accessibility.
Stephen houlgate unknown why hegel s concept is not the essence of things. Id recommend it, along with burbidges the logic of hegel s logic, as an ideal starting point for anyone struggling to understand hegel s thought. Mcgillqueens university press, 2014 and has benefited from a critical reading of several drafts by jacob quinlan and freddy kislev and from the responses of stephen houlgate, robert pippin and robert stern among others when a version. Buy an introduction to hegel freedom, truth and history by houlgate, stephen isbn. Warwick philosophy academic staff stephen houlgate. It contains four important early writings, as well as selections from hegels mature writings and lectures which are central to his system and also have special relevance for posthegelian thinkers.
Apr 21, 2011 stephen houlgate is professor of philosophy at the university of warwick. Stephen houlgate born 24 march 1954 is a british philosopher and professor of philosophy at the university of warwick. Hegels logic of freedom sussex research online university of. Houlgate s book surely makes hegel s philosophy less frightening.
Stephen houlgate is a professor of philosophy at the university of warwick. This work is an invaluable resource for those seeking to enter into the labyrinth of the logic. It is an excellent introduction to an otherwise very difficult text, and has recently appeared in an iranian translation. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel the science of logic the purpose of the cambridge hegel translations is to offer translations of the best modern german editions of hegels work in a uniform format suitable for hegel scholars, together with philosophical introductions and full editorial apparatus. Pdf in this introduction, we aim to give the reader a sense of how.
If the phe nomenology sets out a single, continuous, logical argument, ix it does not, according to houlgate, presents hegels own philosophical account of. Stephen houlgate is the author of hegel, nietzsche and the criticism of metaphysics, freedom, truth and history, and an introduction to hegels philosophy as well as numerous articles on hegel, kant and nietzsche. For that reason, hegels logic, by stephen houlgate, which attempts to shed light on the distinctive purpose and method of hegelian logic, is to be commended. Essays on hegel s logic download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Hegels phenomenology of philosophy gphi 6018 fall 6022 spring. Review andrew kelley 2001 journal of the history of philosophy 39 1. The opening of hegel s logic aims to help students and scholars read hegel s often formidably difficult text for themselves and discover the wealth of philosophical riches that it contains. Dec 15, 2009 buy an introduction to hegel freedom, truth and history by houlgate, stephen isbn. The opening of hegels logic aims to help students and scholars read hegels often formidably difficult text for themselves and discover the wealth of philosophical riches that it contains. I am in the process of completing a comprehensive study of the doctrine of being in the logic, which will examine hegel s account of quality, quantity and measure.
And as stephen houlgate says on the very first page of his magnificent commentary, the opening of hegels logic a 500 page book that covers 2 chapters of the logic, a great many of those who work against hegelsuch as russell, popper, and deleuzehave almost no. A reexamination of hegels science of logic brookfield. The book contains many memorable analyses of, for example, the master slave dialectic, the unhappy consciousness, sophocles antigone and the french revolution. Freedom, truth and history, 2nd edition, blackwell, 2005. Language, reflection, and the beginning of the logic 73 which we use in everyday life. The focus of my current work is hegel s science of logic. Pdf the opening of hegel s logic download full pdf. May 05, 2020 an introduction to hegel houlgate pdf the phenomenology is an introduction to hegels system, but it doesnt tell you whats going to come later. Hegel emphasizes, however, that nature is by no means purely rational. Click download or read online button to get essays on hegel s logic book now. Opening of hegels logic houlgate, stephen published by purdue university press houlgate, stephen.
In my view, however, the core of hegels argument is clear. But in this highly readable book, john burbidge sets out to reclaim hegels science of logic as logic and to get right at the heart of hegels thought. Pdf download the idea of hegels science of logic free. From being to infinity history of philosophy series stephen houlgate. Htmlgiant blog archive the beginners guide to hegel. And as stephen houlgate says on the very first page of his magnificent commentary, the opening of hegels logic a 500 page book that covers 2 chapters of the logic, a great many of those who work against hegelsuch as russell, popper, and deleuzehave almost no direct knowledge of his texts and lectures. His thought spawned both marxism and existentialism, and exercised considerable in. Pdf the doctrine of being in hegels science of logic. He is the author of an introduction to hegel s philosophy.
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