Literae humaniores in classics and philosophy from oxford university in 1949, his m. Nor, if it is to concern only the phenomenology, can this be a. Hegelian principle article about hegelian principle by the. Hegel is presented neither as a precritical metaphysician nor as a social. From the first, it was the conscious goal of my thirtyyear struggle with hegel to write an explanatory commentary on this book, and with its completion i regard my own working career as concluded. A commentary on hegels phenomenologyofspirit hackett, 1997. Jean hyppolite produced the first french translation of hegel s phenomenology of spirit. Genesis and structure of hegels phenomenology of spirit. Ctrl, shift or doubleclick a segment to go to that part of the text. The sociality of reason cambridge university press, 1994.
Princeton university press, 2005, isbn 0691120528 westphal, kenneth r. Yet hyppolites influence was as much due to his role as a teacher as it was to his translation or commentary. An introduction to reading the phenomenology of spirit 6. Henry silton harris, author and educator, was born on 11 april 1926 in brighton england. Harris and used as the basis of his oral lectures to his students. Harriss similar project, which finally bore such marvelous fruit in hegels ladder xiipublished in the book is overall a wellwritten, comprehensive and lucid text that offers the student an admirable introduction the thought of hegel. Hegels texts are notoriously rich, compressed, systematic, and rife with allusions. Genesis and structure of hegels phenomenology of spirit by. The satisfactions of selfconsciousness and hegels practical philosophy. Harris follows hegels text paragraph by paragraph, sorting through the technical language, deciphering the oblique literary allusions. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel 17701831 is one of the greatest though also least studied philosophers of the western tradition. Harris, 9780872202801, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A commentary on hegels phenomenology of spirit vol 1.
Subjectivity inand hegel, heidegger, marx and freud. Sep 07, 2016 it should be said that harris hegel s ladder two volumes is the gold standard, and while available in. In this development, known as the hegelian dialectic, one concept thesis inevitably generates its opposite antithesis, and the interaction of these leads to a new concept synthesis. Are there any definitive commentaries on the phenomenology of. A commentary on hegels phenomenology of spirit hackett, 1997. Harris held that, in conjunction with empirical science, the western philosophical tradition, in. Merold westphal, history and truth in hegels phenomenology of spirit 7. A philosophical introduction to the phenomenology of spirit. Harriss reflections on hegels correspondence theory of truth are rich and suggestive. His thought spawned both marxism and existentialism, and exercised considerable influence on many of the major philosophers of the twentieth century, including dewey, gadamer, sartre, derrida, and habermas. Harris hardcover 1997 hegel s lectures on the history of philosophy. For some reason, i thought this was hegels ladder, and i was like. Hegels phenomenology of spirit university of oregon.
A distillation of the author s monumental twovolume commentary hegel s ladder. Pdf the blackwell guide to hegels phenomenology of spirit. Dont have a philosophy degree, but im an obsessive scavenger of secondary literature on hegel. Harris reconstructs the elaborate structure of hegels treatise and shows clearly that it is a unified work. All of these books are available on reserve in the sju library. His major worksthe translation, his commentary, and logique et existence 1953coincided with an upsurge of interest in hegel following world war ii. A commentary on hegel s phenomenology of spirit vol 1. It was the conscious goal of my thirtyyear struggle with hegel to write an explanatory commentary on this book. Jon stewart the unity of hegels phenomenology of spirit hs.
Harris on hand in hardcopy while reading the phenomenology with a pencil is invaluable as an experience. We agree about many important, if controversial, points. It should be said that harris hegels ladder two volumes is the gold standard, and while available in. He had no intention of writing a book about hegels logical works. This is the received view that i want to overthrow. A commentary based on the preface and introduction advanced. Lecture notes on hegels encyclopedia logic 1830 prepared. Theres different interpretations of hegel, so i dont think any single commentary is the most authoritative, probably the most in depth would be h. Henry harris established his reputation by writing a massive, twovolume intellectual biography of the young hegel. For those who seek the complete, unaltered translations of hegels writings, the editors would advert to the following originals. Robert pippin offers a completely new interpretation of hegel s idealism, which focuses on hegel s appropriation and development of kant s theoretical project. Harris, was a contemporary south african philosopher.
It takes two massive volumes for harris to get through it all, and every page is worthwhile. In hegels ladder, harris brings the same level of deeply detailed study to the reading of hegels phenomenology. A commentary on hegels phenomenology of spirit, volume ii. In hegel s ladder, harris brings the same level of deeply detailed study to the reading of hegel s phenomenology. Yovel, yirmiyahu, hegel s preface to the phenomenology of spirit. Errol eustace harris 19 february 1908 21 june 2009, sometimes cited as e. Hegel s absolute idealism envisaged a worldsoul that develops out of, and is known through, the dialectical logic. His work focused on developing a systematic and coherent account of the logic, metaphysics, and epistemology implicit in contemporary understanding of the world. The industrial revolution in britain roughly coincides with hegels lifetime, 17701830, but the chartist uprisings took place in the 1830s shortly after hegels death. Translation and running commentary, princeton and oxford. Jean hyppolite, genesis and structure of hegels phenomenology of spirit 3. Then there is a running summary of the phenomenology. Are there any definitive commentaries on the phenomenology.
A map of hegels science of logic click a segment to make it the central moment. There s different interpretations of hegel, so i dont think any single commentary is the most authoritative, probably the most in depth would be h. Harris for a course duringthe academic year 1993 1994 at glendon college, york university, toronto. So hegel saw the revolutionary impact of capitalism and the misery it brought with it, but he never knew a movement of the oppressed, a modern social movement. In a work which is concrete, and presents such a diversity of phases, we may safely neglect to display at every turn the logical process, and may take for granted an acquaintance with the scientific procedure. First there is a lucid account of what hegels philosophical goal is. Harriss hegels ladder if youre interested in the influence hegel had on french philosophy see the historical interpretations. Nowadays, there are so many products of harris hegels ladder in the market and you are wondering to choose a best one. A distillation of the authors monumental twovolume commentary hegels ladder. This is the most important book on hegel to have appeared in the past ten years. Hegel relied on coherence as an important element in justification, he did not hold a coherence theory of the nature of truth, he is a realist, he holds a correspondence theory of the nature of truth, truth as correspondence is. Besides, it may readily be observed that the work as a. Harris hardcover 1997 hegels lectures on the history of philosophy.
Jean hyppolite produced the first french translation of hegels phenomenology of spirit. Hegels ladder vol i, part 1 free download as pdf file. An interactive visualisation of hegels science of logic. Two hundred years after its publication, the phenomenology of spirit phs remains an enigmatic and challenging text, subject to a variety of interpretations. The seminars will presume familiarity with the material to be covered in them. In a letter written to schelling in 1795, hegel had.
Lecture notes on hegels encyclopedia logic 1830 prepared by h. Harris, hegel, and the truth about truth springerlink. Hegelian principle article about hegelian principle by. Awarded the nicholas hoarerenaudbray canadian philosophical association book prize, 2001 from the preface. For the first time, the scattered texts from tubingen, bern, frankfurt, and jena were integrated into a single pattern that traced the systematic development of hegels thought. The phenomenology of spirit project gutenberg self. It was the conscious goal of my thirtyyear struggle with hegel to write an explanatory commentary on the book.
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