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Book Synopsisaeo The first book--length biography of Hegel since the nineteenth--century. aeo Introduces the reader to the development of Hegela s philosophy, placing it in the context of political events of the time. aeo Written in a lively style, vividly bringing to life Hegela s relationship to contemporary philosophers and his revolutionary times.
Trade Review"Brevity turns out to be one of Althaus's merits. He is particularly good at providing the necessary historical and sociological details so that the reader can appreciate the full significance of events in Hegel's life as well as his thought.this study provides a great deal of insight into what life was like for many thinkers and artists during this intellectually fruitful time in Germany's history. Althaus's biography is eminently readable and thus useful not only for researchers but also for graduate students, faculty and general readers."
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S. Barnett, Central Connecticut State University, (
Choice Magazine)
"[Althaus] contextualizes Hegel's intellectual journey.... A major theme in Althaus is the disintegration of Hegel's following, into left and right, through the ambiguity of his dialectic, exemplified in his philosophy of religion." (History of Political Thought)
"Althaus offers a wide-ranging 'intellectual biography' which skilfully interweaves scenes, events and personalities from Hegel's life with studies of the formation, development, and significance of each of Hegel's particular philosophical concerns ... If one seeks further to understand Hegel and his thought, then I recommend turning to Althaus." (Heythrop Journal)
"This book is, in a word, the most comprehensive biography of Hegel published in the twentieth century." (Diálogo Filosófico)
Table of Contents1. Origins.
2. The Tübingen Shift.
3. Between Monarchy and Republic.
4. The Tutoring Years.
5. Schelling's Apprentice.
6. Jena Contra Tübingen.
7. Between Bern and Frankfurt.
8. Theological Writings.
9. A Stuttgart Romance.
10. Farewell to Frankfurt.
11. The Frankfurt Writings.
12. The Unpaid Lecturer.
13. Domestic Affairs.
14. A Difference with Schelling.
15. The Phenomenology of Spirit.
16. Journalist in Bamberg.
17. A Turning Point.
18. Headmaster in Nuremberg.
19. The Unconditional Claim of Reason: The Science of Logic.
20. Professor in Heidelberg.
21. Feudalism or Monarchy?.
22. From Baden to Prussia.
23. The Prussian State Philosopher?.
24. The Philosopher of Right.
25. The Philosophy of History.
26. A Journey to the Low Countries.
27. The Philosophy of Art.
28. The Austrian Journey.
29. the History of Philosophy.
30. The Journey to France: the stay in Weimar.
31. The Philosophy of Religion.
32. Absolute Monarch in the Empire of Philosophy.
33. The End.
Bibliography.
Index.
