Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Vol. I: Introduction and The Concept of Religion [Paperback]

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Author), Peter C. Hodgson (Editor)

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Publication Date: October 14, 1996

These lectures represent the final, and in some ways the decisive, element of Hegel's entire philosophical system. This volume contains Hegel's introduction and the first part of the lectures.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Paperback: 494 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (October 14, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520203712
• ISBN-13: 978-0520203716
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Vol. I: Introduction and The Concept of Religion (Paperback)

This, along with vols II and III, is a remarkable and admirable work of scholarship. Hegel delivered his then unique course on the Philosophy of Religion on four occasions between 1821 and 1831. These three volumes essentially present all four lecture series. Although similarities run throughout, it is the development in his thought and change in emphasis (depending upon who was attacking him at the moment) that add to the fascination of this work. The footnotes are thorough. Comparatively easy to follow. Uniquely Hegelian mind stretching thought. Permeated with Hegel's own encyclopedic knowledge of everything (our Aristotle). Complements the Phenomenology and Logic. The Divine Spirit sees via us, and the resultant backflow is the Holy Spirit: that trinity again.