The Phenomenology of Spirit

G. W. F. Hegel's first masterpiece, the Phenomenology of Spirit, is one of the great works of philosophy. It remains, however, one of the most challenging and mysterious books ever written. Michael Inwood presents this central work to the modern reader in an intelligible and accurate new translation. This translation attempts to convey, as accurately as possible, the subtle nua...

G. W. F. Hegel's first masterpiece, the Phenomenology of Spirit, is one of the great works of philosophy. It remains, however, one of the most challenging and mysterious books ever written. Michael Inwood presents this central work to the modern reader in an intelligible and accurate new translation. This translation attempts to convey, as accurately as possible, the subtle nuances of the original German text. Inwood also provides a detailed commentary that explains what Hegel is saying at each stage of his argument and also discusses the philosophical issues it raises. This volume will therefore prove invaluable to those who want to get to grips with Hegel's thought processes and to follow his complex argument.

黑格尔（1770-1831）是德国唯心主义的集大成者，西方哲学史上最伟大的哲学家之一。求学于图宾根大学（与谢林、荷尔德林为同窗），先后任教于耶拿大学、海德堡大学、柏林大学。主要著作有《费希特和谢林的哲学体系的差别》（1801）、《精神现象学》（1807）、《逻辑学》（1812-1816）、《哲学科学百科全书》（1817）、《法哲学原理》（1821）；除此之外，《历史哲学讲演录》、《美学讲演录》、《宗教哲学讲演录》、《哲学史讲演录》等课堂讲授录也是黑格尔哲学的重要呈现。