Georg
Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is one of the greatest
thinkers of all time. No other philosopher
has had such a profound impact on the ideas
and political events of the 20th century.
Hegel's influential writings on philosophy,
politics, history and art are parts of a larger
systematic whole. They are also among the
most difficult in the entire literature of
philosophy. Introducing Hegel guides us through
a spectacular system of thought which aimed
to make sense of history.
The book also provides new perspectives on
contemporary postmodern debates about 'metanarratives'
(Lyotard) and the 'end of history' (Fukuyama).
It is an ideal introduction to this crucial
figure in the history of philosophy, and is
indispensable for anyone trying to understand
such key modern thinkers as Marx, Lacan, Satre
and Adorno.
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Lloyd
Spencer is Senior Lecturer in the School of
Media at Trinity and All Saints, a college
of the University of Leeds. He has written
Introducing the Enlightenment and a biographical
study of Walter Benjamin.
Andrzej
Krauze is a cartoonist and illustrator whose
work is published regularly in the Guardian,
the New Statesman and the Sunday Telegraph.
He is also the illustrator of Introducing
the Enlightenment.
