We often hear that hegel is the eminence grise standing behind karl marx and that the hegelian dialectic is the basis on which marx and engels developed materialist dialectics. Terry pinkard sets the work in a historical context and reveals the contemporary relevance of hegels thought to european and angloamerican philosophers. To lenin, to sartre, his was quite simply the most powerful systematic intellect of which western history has. His research and teaching focuses on exploring the german tradition in philosophy from kant to the present, and his many publications include hegel. When these tensions become so great that such a way of living finally. Hegels daring philosophical proposal insisted that we see this procession as manifesting the ways in which each individual form of human social life generates tensions and strains within itself. Pinkard explores hegels interactions with some of the great minds of this period. This first major biography of hegel in english offers not only a complete, uptodate account of the life, but also an overview of the key philosophical concepts in hegel s work in an accessible style. A biography by terry pinkard issue 37 philosophy now. This monumental work has 665 pages of text, followed by 115 pages of notes, sources, and index. Pdf pinkard hegels phenomenology and logic an overview. Mind, nature, and the final ends of life, oxford university press, 2012, 2pp. Hegel and wittgenstein at first seem like an odd pairing. The book is the most detailed commentary on hegels work available.
The analysis of hegel draws upon his book, philosophy of right 1820. Hegels phenomenology of spirit 1807 is one of the most influential texts in the history of modern philosophy. He sets the work in a historical context and shows the contemporary relevance of hegels thought for. C, nellintervista che ha concesso in esclusiva per il sito filosofia. He sets the work in a historical context and shows the contemporary relevance of hegels thought for european and angloamerican philosophers. Earlier this year, almost simultaneously, two new translations of hegels phenomenology appeared. Jun 28, 2019 terry pinkard situates hegel firmly in the historical context of his times. Mind, nature, and the final ends of life, oxford, 2012 excerpt. This form of life is true in that it presents us with a view of what our agency would look like if we were both selfconscious and hence at odds with ourselves in some sense and yet at the. Robert brandom, some pragmatists themes in hegels idealism, in tales of the mighty dead. Hegel, misc in 19th century philosophy categorize this paper. Studies hegel, 19thcentury german philosophy, and kant. In hegel s dialectic, terry pinkard offers a new interpretation of hegel s program that assesses his conception of the role of philosophy, his method, and some of the specific theses that he defended. Hegelian freedom in nature and in history terry pink.
Reviewed by richard eldridge, swarthmore college in just 200 pages of text plus notes, terry pinkard s new book is a masterpiece of clear, scrupulous exposition and an exceptionally able defense. Hegel s phenomenology of spirit 1807 is one of the most influential texts in the history of modern philosophy. Terry pinkards hegel is one of the best introductions available to the philosophy of hegel. It is, if anything, more interesting philosophically than the outstandingly accomplished hegel exegesis that it also is. Terry pinkard, georgetown university, washington dc. Jun, 2019 terry pinkard is professor of philosophy at georgetown university in washington, dc. Dec 05, 2018 humans are, terry pinkard suggests in a new book on g. Preface 3 they are not only not in conflict with each other. Jun 18, 2001 this first major biography of hegel in english offers not only a complete, uptodate account of the life, but also an overview of the key philosophical concepts in hegel s work in an accessible style. He sets the work in a historical context and shows the contemporary relevance of hegel s thought for european and angloamerican philosophers. Terry pinkards marvelous biography hegel brings the great philosopher to lifeit is delicious to read that in his lectures he began every sentence with therforeand for those who admire his aesthetics as extravagently as it deserves, we learn a lot from pinkard about what hegel looks at and listened to. Department of philosophy rosanna keefe university of sheffield sheffield s10 2tn, uk hegel. A biography by terry pinkard ralph blumenau immerses himself in a monumental biography of hegel by terry pinkard.
The phenomenology of spirit translated and edited by. Hegels phenomenology of spirit university of oregon. Bookmark file pdf stephen houlgate terry pinkard on hegel and german classical philosophy terry pinkard, professore presso luniversita georgetown a washington d. Pdf on sep 1, 2014, terje sparby and others published the open closure of hegels method and system. Like kant before him, hegel offered up a systematic account of the. Dean moyar and michael quante, hegels phenomenology of spirit. The story of that life is of an ambitious, powerful thinker living in a period of great tumult dominated by the figure of napolean. In hegels dialectic, terry pinkard offers a new interpretation of hegels program that assesses his conception of the role of philosophy, his method, and some of the. Edited and translated by terry pinkard, georgetown university, washington dc, michael baur, fordham university, new york. Dec 23, 2004 in a clear and straightforward style, terry pinkard reconstructs hegel s theoretical philosophy and shows its connection to ethical and political theory.
Terry pinkard situates hegel firmly in the historical context of his times. This will quickly become the standard biography of hegel, and richly deserves to do so. Hegel continued to believe in the possibility of using ethnies or racialpsychological types 9495 as the ground for normative intelligibility, and pinkard agrees that even hegels account of the rise of modern nationstates is dependent on references to such ethnies 116. Neither kierkegaard nor his editors supply a source for the observation, and terry pinkard, in his new biography of hegel. The story of that life is of an ambitious, powerful thinker living in a period of great tumult dominated by the figure of napoleon.
For one thing, it is deeply flattering to its proponents, for it suggests that reality is in some obscure way dependent on them. Terry pinkards translation for cambridge had been longexpected. Germanphilosophy thelegacyofidealism inthesecondhalfoftheeighteenthcentury,germanphilosophy. Written in a clear and straightforward style, the book reconstructs hegel s theoretical philosophy and shows its connection to the ethical and political theory.
Hegels philosophical achievement is not only hard to state economically. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a pdf of a single chapter of a title in oxford handbooks online for personal use for. In that first chapter the key move is to distinguish between having reasons and being aware of reasons, where the second way of having reasons distinguishes the way selfconscious animals live out their animality so that it is a form of the latter rather than something added on to it. Pinkards hegel gripped this reader from the first paragraph, which explodes several myths about hegel, to the end of his long book. Apr 11, 2020 hegel pinkard pdf posted on april 11, 2020 title. Introduction hegelspathtothephenomenology thevoyageofdiscovery hegelfrequentlydescribedhis1807phenomenologyofspirittohisstudents ashisvoyageofdiscovery. The phenomenology of spirit by georg wilhelm friedrich. In his 1807 phenomenology, hegel titled the sections on ancient greece the true spirit. The phenomenology of spirit, translated by peter fuss and john dobbins university of notre dame press, 2019 georg wilhelm friedrich hegel. In just 200 pages of text plus notes, terry pinkards new book is a masterpiece of clear, scrupulous exposition and an exceptionally able defense of hegels thought. In a clear and straightforward style, terry pinkard reconstructs hegel s theoretical philosophy and shows its connection to ethical and political theory. Publication date 2000 topics hegel, georg wilhelm friedrich, 17701831, philosophers germany biography. Detail from we are making a new world 1918 by paul nash.
Nov 08, 2017 terry pinkard, professore presso luniversita georgetown a washington d. But what matters is the philosophic writing, much of it published only posthumously and from notes taken by ardent disciples the analogy with martin heidegger is arresting. George steiner on terry pinkards biography of hegel. Hegels argument for this fails on his own terms since it fails at. Humans are, terry pinkard suggests in a new book on g. There he was formed intellectually by the luck of making two dear friends there holderlin and schelling who were themselves to. Rather, one is equally as necessary as the other, and it is this equal necessity which alone constitutes the life of the. The hegel who emerges from this account is a complex, fascinating figure of european modernity, who offers us a still compelling. In it, hegel proposed an arresting and novel picture of the relation of mind to world and of people to each other.
Hegel s the phenomenology of spirit 1807 is one of the most influential texts in the history of modern philosophy. For hegel, there was a kind of logic to the key concepts in aristotle and kant that inevitably pushed us from one to the. Reflections on the philosopher, occasioned by the recent biography by terry pinkard. The phenomenology of spirit cambridge hegel translations, translated by terry pinkard cambridge university press, 2018 isbn 0521855799. Hegel s dialectic is interpreted as offering explanations of the possibility of basic categories. Cambridge university press 052156834x hegels phenomenology. Hegel specialists and lay aficionados alike owe a debt of gratitude to terry pinkard for giving us a modern biography of one of the worlds most influential philosophers. Hegels dialectic is interpreted as offering explanations of the possibility of basic categories. In a clear and straightforward style, terry pinkard reconstructs hegels theoretical philosophy and shows its connection to ethical and political theory.
In taking up the broad theme of culture as second nature. Terry pinkard, georgetown university, philosophy department, faculty member. He obtained his phd from stony brook university in 197475 with the thesis, entitled the foundations of transcendental idealism. In hegel s dialectic, terry pinkard offers a new interpretation of hegel s program that assesses his conception of the role of philosophy, his method, and some of the. Terry pinkard offers the most rounded, richly filledout picture of hegel, as both philosopher and man, that we have ever had in english. Ralph blumenau immerses himself in a monumental biography of hegel by terry pinkard. The phenomenology of spirit georg wilhelm fredrich hegel. Terry pinkard argues that hegels understanding of historical progress is not the kind of teleological or progressivist account that its. One final comment, on the layout of the text itself. In an age of fine hegel scholarship, this is a towering achievement. Terry pinkard on hegel and german classical philosophy youtube. In hegels dialectic, terry pinkard offers a new interpretation of hegels program that assesses his conception of the role of philosophy, his method, and some of the specific theses that he defended. Merold westphal, history and truth in hegels phenomenology, 3rd ed. Terry pinkard sets the work in a historical context and reveals the contemporary relevance of hegel s thought to european and angloamerican philosophers.
There he was formed intellectually by the luck of making two dear friends there holderlin and schelling who were themselves to emerge as significant intellectuals. Hegels philosophy of history, finite creatures facing an infinite problem 20. Introduction hegel spathtothephenomenology thevoyageofdiscovery hegelfrequentlydescribedhis1807phenomenologyofspirittohisstudents ashisvoyageofdiscovery. The phenomenology of spirit is both one of hegels most widely read books and one of his most obscure. George steiner on terry pinkard s biography of hegel.
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