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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

The Philosophy of History (Dover Philosophical Classics) Paperback – September 10, 2004

by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Author), G. W. F. Hegel (Author), J. Sibree (Translator),

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Hegel wrote this classic as an introduction to a series of lectures on the "philosophy of history" — a novel concept in the early nineteenth century. With this work, he created the history of philosophy as a scientific study. He reveals philosophical theory as neither an accident nor an artificial construct, but as an exemplar of its age, fashioned by its antecedents and contemporary circumstances, and serving as a model for the future. The author himself appears to have regarded this book as a popular introduction to his philosophy as a whole, and it remains the most readable and accessible of all his philosophical writings.
Eschewing the methods of original history (written during the period in question) and reflective history (written after the period has passed), Hegel embraces philosophic history, which employs a priori philosophical thought to interpret history as a rational process. Reason rules history, he asserts, through its infinite freedom (being self-sufficient, it depends on nothing beyond its own laws and conclusions) and power (through which it forms its own laws). Hegel argues that all of history is caused and guided by a rational process, and God's seemingly unknowable plan is rendered intelligible through philosophy. The notion that reason rules the world, he concludes, is both necessary to the practice of philosophic history and a conclusion drawn from that practice.

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Series: Dover Philosophical Classics
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; Reissue edition (September 10, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486437558
ISBN-13: 978-0486437552
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 37 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #298 in Books > History > Historical Study & Educational Resources > Historiography
- #826 in Books > History > World > Civilization & Culture
- #835 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Modern

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cbrice

Horrible copy for an academic text

January 22, 2012

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An OCR copy should not be the first copy to come up on Amazon's site. I ordered this because I was ordering roughly 30 academic texts and did not have the time to pour through each description. There is absolutely no formatting, no table of contents, no index and the footnotes are muddled for the most part. Considering that this is already a difficult work in German, let alone in translation, it is impossible to decipher in the provided format. Worthless in an academic setting and should not be at the top of Amazon's list when you search for the work.

*This is not a review of the work itself, which is important for any understanding of Western philosophy.

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Luis A. R. Branco

good

August 19, 2014

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This is a really interesting book to those looking to philosophical narrative of its history. The book has enough data to encourage the reader to look into a further research on each of its historical period.

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Andy Harold

but I am glad to be familiar with the original work -- or ...

June 12, 2017

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Rather pedantic, but I am glad to be familiar with the original work -- or at least the translation.

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Taimur Rahman

Brilliant

June 27, 2015

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Its difficult to review a book with so many different and new ideas. In parts I found the book downright racist. In other parts, I found it absolutely brilliant. In certain parts, I found it plain boring. In other parts, I just didn't know how to judge the arguments advanced because I had no other knowledge of the historical incidents being described.
But overall, I think its a fascinatingly ambitious book in the way that it tries to weave together nearly all of human history into a single narrative. One can very clearly see how historical materialism is only a step removed from Hegel. Aside from the rather long and abstract introduction (that lays down the Hegelian system of history) the rest of the book is actually quite easy to read (with the exceptional passages). Perhaps the best part of the book is his discussion of freedom and necessity and the connection of individual and collective interests as a stimulus to history. These parts, I thought, were absolutely brilliant.

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Lethifold

Good book

July 7, 2013

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I love Hegel and I love this book! I was tired of post-modernism so I thought I would read this.

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Deborah

Everyone should read this!

March 8, 2015

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Excellent read!

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Marieke van Heerde

Philosophy of History

June 1, 2014

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Not an easy read. Very detailed. I was impressed with Hegel' s knowledge about ancient history. Consider it a study book.

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GLFH

Wallace Delois Wattles Leads To Hegel . . .

March 7, 2014

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A fine deftly accessible compendium of Georg Hegel's work that enlightens rather than intimidates. An AudioBooks narration is also available on YT.

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