The Phenomenology of Spirit

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) is one of the most influential texts in the history of modern philosophy. In it, Hegel proposed an arresting and novel picture of the relation of mind to world and of people to each other. Like Kant before him, Hegel offered up a systematic account of the nature of knowledge, the influence of society and history on claims to knowledge, and the social character of human agency itself. A bold new understanding of what, after Hegel, came to be called 'subjectivity' arose from this work, and it was instrumental in the formation of later philosophies, such as existentialism, Marxism, and American pragmatism, each of which reacted to Hegel's radical claims in different ways. This edition offers a new translation, an introduction, and glossaries to assist readers' understanding of this central text, and will be essential for scholars and students of Hegel.

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。