The Phenomenology of Mind, vols. 1 & 2
Overview
Phenomenology of Mind, vols. 1 & 2 is the English translation of the first part of Phänomenologie des Geistes.
Delve into one of Western philosophy’s most profound works. Phenomenology of Mind is Hegel’s first major book on human consciousness, covering topics in ethics, religion, metaphysics, epistemology, religion, and perception. In it he outlines his core philosophical method, distinguishing himself from Kant and his German Idealist predecessors.
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- Illuminates Hegel’s idea of consciousness
- Discusses the evolution of philosophy based on Hegel’s foundation of consciousness
- Explores Hegelian dialectic and it’s impact on philosophy
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831) was born in Stuttgart, Germany. He received his early education at the Gymnasium Illustre in Stuttgart. He entered the seminary at the University of Tubingen in 1788, graduating with a degree in theology. After graduating, Hegel tutored the children of an aristocratic family in Berlin. He left Berlin to lecture on logic and metaphysics at the university in Jena, becoming an Extraordinary Professor in 1805. Displaced by Napoleon’s campaign through Prussia, Hegel took the position of editor at a newspaper in Bamberg. In 1808, Hegel left Bamberg to become headmaster of a gymnasium in Nuremberg. In 1811, he married Marie Helena Susanna von Tucher, with whom he had two sons. Hegel briefly accepted a post at the University of Heidelberg before accepting the chair of philosophy at the University of Berlin, where he remained until his death.