Before and After Hegel: A Historical Introduction to Hegel's Thought

Rockmore, Tom

ISBN 10: 0520082060 / ISBN 13: 9780520082069

Published by University of California Press, 1993

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.14TM7

Synopsis:

In this engaging and accessible introduction to Hegel's theory of knowledge, Tom Rockmore presents the philosopher's ideas the way Hegel himself saw them: as coming to grips with, even competing with, prior philosophical positions. Carefully laying out the philosophical tradition of German idealism, he concisely explicates the theories of Kant, Fichte, and Schelling, essential to an understanding of Hegel's thought.

Rockmore shows how Hegel first formulates his own position in relation to the philosophical discussion of his own historical moment, before extending the discussion, in a second phase, to the entire historical tradition. The Hegelian system, according to Rockmore, remains an essentially modern conception of knowledge, surprisingly relevant to our contemporary intellectual situation.

Rockmore's remarkably lucid book will interest general readers as well as students of philosophy, intellectual history, politics, culture, and society.

About the Author: Tom Rockmore is Professor of Philosophy at Duquesne University and author of On Heidegger's Nazism and Philosophy (California, 1992).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Before and After Hegel: A Historical ...
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good