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Title: Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right by Georg Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel, Allen W. Wood, H. B. Nisbet ISBN: 0-521-34888-9 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 25 October, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: nice edition of an important book
Comment: Well first off a bit about Hegel: It was, until recently, quite fashionable in English speaking coutries to dismiss Hegel as a charlatan, an apologist for totalitarianism, and an embarassment to the title of philosopher. That's changing, and I tend to think it's for the good. There's a good bit of nonsense in Hegel, but there's also some very important philosophy.
The problem with not dismissing Hegel is that he's one of the most difficult philosophers to make sense of; there are passages, and perhaps entire books, of Hegel's that no one honestly understands. Luckily, the "Elements Philosophy of Right" is not only one of the easier of Hegel's books to read (easy being a relative term), but also the most relevant for the general reader. Since Hegel is speaking of concrete institutions he's much easier to follow here than in most other works. Also, I tend to agree with Wood that Hegel's main contribution to philosophy is in the field of ethics and political philosophy, and this book is the best summation of Hegel's ethical theory.
Okay enough about Hegel, onto this edition of the POR. This edition is great, and anyone who's had the misfortune of readng its predecessors will appreciate just how great. For one thing, the translation is good. Yes Hegel is tough to read, but not as hard to read as many English speaking people think; the English translations are generally terrible. This edition also has Hegel's notes on the work on the same page with what he initially published, unlike other editions, which generally put them at the end. In the earlier editions one had to either turn back and forth constantly, or skip the notes, and one shouldn't skip them because rather than being mere footnotes these notes tend to explain or expand upon the point Hegel is making in rather crucial ways. Probably the best thing about this edition is Allen Wood's excellent introduction, which does an admirable job of clearly summarizing the main theses of this difficult work, while putting Hegel into historical perspective and explaining the continuing relevance of his ethical theory.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Serious Book for Serious People
Comment: As a mystery novelist with my first novel in its initial release, I have found that reading a variety of works helps me in my writing. I first came in contact with the works of Hegel as an undergraduate at Claremont McKenna College. Hegel's thoughts have provided foundations for political movements ranging from the far right to the far left, and this work, an excellent translation, provides insight into this thinker's thoughts. Excellent work. A classic in every sense of the word.
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Title: Kant: Political Writings by Immanuel Kant, H. S. Reiss, H. B. Nisbet ISBN: 0521398371 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 25 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Phenomenology of Spirit by A.V. Miller, Georg Wilhelm Friedri Hegel, A. V. Miller, J. N. Findlay ISBN: 0198245971 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: February, 1979 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Natural Law: The Scientific Ways of Treating Natural Law, Its Place in Moral Philosophy, and Its Relation to the Positive Sciences of Law by Georg Wilhelm Friedri Hegel, T. M. Knox ISBN: 0812210832 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Leviathan (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hobbes, T. Hobbs, C. B. MacPherson ISBN: 0140431950 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: June, 1982 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli ISBN: 0553212788 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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