Hegel

Produktbeschreibung

Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After painting Hegel's life and times in broad strokes, Peter Singer goes on to tackle some of the more challenging aspects of Hegel's philosophy. Offering a broad discussion of Hegel's ideas and an account of his major works, Singer explains what have often been considered abstruse and obscure ideas in a clear and inviting manner. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* 1.: Hegel's times and life


* 2.: History with a purpose


* 3.: Freedom and community


* 4.: The odyssey of the mind


* 5.: Logic and dialectics


* 6.: Aftermath


* Notes on sources, further reading, index 

Autoreninfo

Peter Singer is DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is best known for his book Animal Liberation, sometimes called 'the Bible of the modern animal movement'. His other books include Practical Ethics, How are we to live?, Ethics into Action, Marx: A Very Short Introduction, and A Darwinian Left?. He is also the author of the major article on ethics in the current edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.