The Cambridge Companion to Hegel (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

522 Pages·1993·10.85 MB·English

by  Frederick C. Beiser

EDITEDB Y
FREDERICCK. B EISER
Eachv olumoef t hisse rioefsc ompaniotnosm ajoprh iloso­
phercso ntaisnpse ciaclolmym issioensesdas by ya ni nterna­
tiontaela mo fs cholatrosg,e thweirt ahs ubstanbtiiballi ogra­
phy,a ndw ilsle rvaes a referewnocrek f ors tudenatnsd
nonspeciaOlniesa tism.o ft hes eriiesst o d isptehle i ntimi­
dation such reafdeeerwlsh enof fatceewndi tht hew orko fa
difficualntdc hallenging thinker.
Fewt hinkearrsem orec ontroveirnst ihaehl i stoorfpy h i­
losophy than HeH heagseb le.e nd ismissaesad charlatan
ando bscurantbiustat l,s por aisaesdo neo ft heg reatest
thinkeirnms o derpnh ilosoNpoh oyn.e i ntereisntpe hdi loso­
phyc ana ffotrodi gnohriem .T hivso lumper ovidtehsem ost
comprehensainvdue p -to-dsautrev eoyfH egelo'ust puItt.
considealrlts h em ajor aspoefhc itssw orke:p istemology,
logic, ethics, politaiecsatlh eptphihicilslo,os soopophfhy y,
histoprhyi,l osoopfhr ye ligion. Speciailsd eavtotteendt ion
top robleimnst hei nterpretoafHt eigoenl t:h eu nitoyf t he
Phenomenoloogfy S piritth;e v alueo f thed ialectical
methodt;h es tatoufsh isl ogitch;en aturoefh isp olitiAc s.
finaglr ouopf c haptetrrse aHtesg elc'osm plehxi storliecga­l
acyt:h ed evelopmoenfHt e gelianainsdmi tgsr owtihn tao
lefatn-da right-swcihnogot lh;er elatoifoH ne gealn dM arx;
andt hes ubtlceo nnectiboentsw eeHne gealn dc ontempo­
rarayn altyipch ilosophy.
New readearnsd n onspeciawliilsfiltn sd t hitsh em ost
convenieanctc,e ssigbuliedt eoH egeclu rrenitnlp yr inAtd.­
vancesdt udenatnsd s pecialwiisltfilsn da conspecotfus
recednetv elopmeinntt hse i nterpretoafHt eigoenl .
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CONTENTS
Lisotf C ontributors pagev ii
IntroductHieogne:al n dt hep robleomf
metaphysics I
FREDERICKC . BEISER
I Hegeli'nst ellecdteuvaell opmetnoIt 8 07 25
H.S.H ARRIS
2 YouC an'Gte tT herfer omH ereT:r ansition
probleimnsH egelP'hse nomenoloogfSy p irit 52
ROBERT PIPPIN
3 Hegelc'osn ceptoifol no gic 86
JOHN BURBIDGE
4 Hegeli'dse aliTshme:l ogiocfc onceptuality I02
THOMAS E. WARTENBERG
5 Hegeld'isa lectmiectahlo d
MICHAEL FORSTER
6 Thoughatn db eingH:e gelc'rsi tioqfuKe a nt's
theoretpihciallo sophy I 7 I
PAUL GUYER
7 Hegele'tsh ics 2II
ALLEN WOOD
8 Theb asicco nteaxntd s tructoufrH ee gel's
PhilosopohfRy i ght 234
KENNETH WESTPHAL
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vi Contents
9 Hegelh'iss toricism 270
FREDERICKC . BEISER
10 Hegeoln r eligainodnp hilosophy 301
LAURENCE DICKEY
II Hegela'ess thetAinc osv:e rview 348
ROBERT WICKS
12 TransformatoifHo engse liani1s8m0,5- 1468 378
JOHN TOEWS
13 Hegealn dM arxism 414
ALLEN WOOD
14 Hegealn da nalytpihci losophy 445
PETER HYLTON
Bibliography 487
Chronology 511
Index 513
CONTRIBUTORS
FREDERICK c. BEISER isP rofesosfoP rh ilosopIhnyd,i aUnnai ver­
sitByl,o omingtHoeni .st hea uthoorfT heF atoef R easonG:e rman
Philosofprohmy K antt oF icht(eH arvard UniPvreerss1si9,t8 y7a )n d
EnlightenmReenvto,l utainodnR omanticiTshme:G enesoifsM od­
ern GermanP olitiTchaolu ghtI,79 0-I8o(oH arvaUrndi versity
Pres1s9,9 2).
JOHN BURBIDGE isP rofesosfoP rh ilosopThrye,nU tn iversity, On­
tariCoa,n adaH.e hasw rittmeann ya rticolneH se gealn d German
philosoapnhdyi st hea uthoorf O n HegelL'osg iFcr:a gmenotfsa
Commentar(yH umanitPireess 1s9,8 1).
LAU RENCE DICKEY isP rofesosfoH ri stortyh,eU niversoiftW yi s­
consiMna,d isoHne. ist hea uthoorf H egelR:e ligiEocno,n omics
andt heP olitoifcS sp irIi?t?,O -I8(oCya mbriUdngiev ersPirteys s,
1987).
MICHAEL FORSTER isP rofesosfoP rh ilosopUhnyi,v ersoiftC yh i­
cagoH.e ist hea uthoorfH egealn dS keptic(iHsamr vaUrndi versity
Pres1s9,8 9a)n dH egelI'dse oaf a PhenomenoloofgS yp ir(iHta rvard
University Press, 1993).
PAUL GUYER isP rofesosfPo hri losoaptht yh Uen iversoifPt eyn nsyl­
vaniHae.h asp ubliswhiedde loynK anta ndo ther figiunGr eersm an
philosopHhey i.st hea uthoorfK anta ndt heC laimosf T aste( Har­
varUdn iversPirteys 1s9,7 9a)n dK anta ndt heC laimosfK nowledge
(CambridUgnei versPirteys 1s,9 87H)e. ist heg enercaol- ediotfo r
theC ambridEgdei tioofnt heW orkso f ImmanKuaenlt( forthcom­
inga)n dt hee ditoofrt heC ambridCgoem paniotnoK ant( 1992).
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viii Contributors
H.s. HARRIS isD istinguiRsehseeda rPcrho fesosfoP rh ilosopahty
YorUkn iversTiotryo,n to, CaHneai dsta h.ea uthoorfH egelD'esv el­
opmentV,o lumIe:T owardt heS unlig1h7t7,0 I-8 01( OxfoUrndi ver­
sitPyr es1s9,7 2a)n dV olumIIe: NighTth oughtJse,n Ia8 0I-I8o6
(OxfoUrndi versPirteys 1s9,8 3).
PETER HYLTON isP rofessoofPr h ilosopahtty h eU niversoift y
Illin-oCihsi cagHoe. h asp ublismhaendy a rticolnet sh eh istoorfy
analytpihicl osoapnhdyi st hea uthorR uosfs ell, Idaenadtl hies m
EmergenocfeA naltyicP hiloso(pOhxyf oUrndi versPirteys 1s9,9 0).
ROBERT B. PIPPIN isP rofesosfoP rh ilosopahtt yh eU niversoift y
CaliforSnaina , DieHgeo i. st hea uthor Kaonft 's ThoefoF royr m
(YalUen iversPirteys 1s9,8 2a)n dH egelI'dse ali(sCma mbriUdngie­
versity 1P9r8e9s)s.,
JOHN TOEWS isP rofesosfoH ri stoartyt heU niversoiftW ya shing­
tonH.e ist hea uthoorfH egelianiTshmeP: a thT owarDdi alectical
HumanismI,8 os-18(4C1a mbriUdngiev ersPirteys 1s9,8 0).
THOMAS E. WARTENBERG isP rofesosfoPr h ilosopahtMy o unt
HolyokCeo llegHee. h asw rittweind eloynG ermanp hilosoHpeh y.
ist hea uthoorfT heF ormosf P owerF:r om DominattoiT orna nsfor­
matio(nT empUlnei versPirteys 1s9,9 0a)n dt hec o-ediwtiotrhM an­
fred FroafFn eku erbaPcrhi:n cipolfte hseP hilosoopfht yh eF uture
(Hacke1t9t8,6 ).
KENNETH WE STPHAL isP rofesosfPo hri losoaptht yh Uen iversoift y
New HampshirHee.h asp ublismhaendy a rticolneK sa nta ndH egel
andi st hea uthoorfH egelE'psi stemoloRgeiaclails( mK luwe1r9,8 9).
ROB ERT WICKS teachpehsi losoaptht yhUe n iversoifAt ryi zonHae.
hasp ublishaerdt icilnet sh efi eldosf G erman philoasnodpah eys ­
thetiHcesi .sc urrenwtrliyt ianb go oko nH egelt'hse oroyfa esthetic
judgement.
ALLEN wooD isP rofesosfoP rh ilosopChoyr,n eUlnli versHiet iys.
genercaol- ediotfoT rh e CambriEddgiet ioofnt heW orkosf I mman­
uelK ant( forthcomHiinsgb )o.o kisn cluKdaen t'Mso ralR eligion
(CornUenlilv ersity 1P9r7e0sK)sa,,n t'Rsa tionTahle olo(gCyo rnell
University 1P9r8e1sK)sa,,r Mla rx( RoutleKdeggea,n& Paulr,9 8r)
andH egelE'tsh ical Th(oCuagmhbtr iUdngiev ersPirteys 1s9,9 0).