Stephen Houlgate is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Hegel, Nietzsche
and the Criticism of Metaphysics (1986) and Freedom, Truth and History : An Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy
(1991), and is the editor of Hegel and the Philosophy of Nature (1997).
Review
"Stephen Houlgate has produced what is, without question, the most comprehensive and useful selection of
Hegel texts yet. Not only has he provided generous selections from the whole range of Hegel's output, from the
early writings through the mature system, but somehow he has also managed to include nearly every passage that
has become important to later philosophers from Marx and Feuerbach through Heidegger, Adorno, Derrida and Deleuze.
Add to this Houlgate's splendid introduction in which he lucidly outlines the fundamental gestures of Hegel's thought
as radicalising and completing Kant's project for a critical philosophy, and one has a one-volume 'Hegel' that
will deservedly dominate the field for years to come."
-- J. M. Bernstein, Vanderbilt University
"Houlgate's collection is the best and most thoughtful assembly of Hegel's key writings in one volume to date.
In some ways, this is the 'encyclopaedic' presentation of Hegel's thought that Hegel should have collected himself
instead of the Encyclopaedia that he actually wrote."
-- Terry Pinkard, Georgetown University
Blackwell Publishers Web Site, March, 2000
Summary
The Hegel Reader is the most comprehensive collection of Hegel's writings currently available in English.
It contains four important "early writings", as well as selections from Hegel's mature writings and lectures
which are central to his system and also have special relevance for post-Hegelian thinkers. There is also an extensive
bibliography listing the main German editions of Hegel's works, most of the currently available English translations
of his texts, as well as a selection of important secondary works.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
General Introduction.
Part I. Early Writings
Introduction.
1. The Earliest System-Programed of German Idealism.
2. Love.
3. Fragment of a System.
4. The Difference Between Fichte's and Schelling's System of Philosophy : The Need of Philosophy.
Part II. Phenomenology of Spirit
Introduction.
5. Phenomenology of Spirit : Preface.
6. Phenomenology of Spirit : Introduction.
7. Phenomenology of Spirit : Consciousness. Sense-certainty.
8. Phenomenology of Spirit : Self-consciousness.
9. Phenomenology of Spirit : Spirit. Absolute Freedom and Terror.
10. Phenomenology of Spirit : Spirit. Absolute Knowing.
Part III. Logic
Introduction.
11. Encyclopedia Logic : Introduction.
12. Encyclopedia Logic : Preliminary Conception.
13. Science of Logic : Introduction.
14. Science of Logic : With What Must the Science Begin?
15. Science of Logic : Doctrine of Being.
16. Science of Logic : Doctrine of Essence.
17. Science of Logic : Doctrine of the Notion [Concept].
Part IV. Philosophy of Nature and Philosophy of Subjective Spirit
Introduction.
18. Philosophy of Nature : Introduction.
19. Philosophy of Nature : Mechanics. Space and Time.
20. Philosophy of Nature : Organics. The Animal Organism.
21. Philosophy of Spirit : Introduction.
22. Philosophy of Subjective Spirit : Anthropology and Phenomenology of Spirit.
23. Philosophy of Subjective Spirit : Psychology
Part V. Philosophy of Objective Spirit : Philosophy of Right and Philosophy of History
Introduction.
24. Philosophy of Right : Preface and Introduction.
25. Philosophy of Right : Abstract Right and Morality.
26. Philosophy of Right : Ethical Life.
27. Philosophy of History : Introduction.
Part VI. Philosophy of Absolute Spirit : Aesthetics, Philosophy of Religion and History of Philosophy
Introduction.
28. Aesthetics : The Ideal.
29. Aesthetics : The Particular Forms of Art.
30. Aesthetics : Tragedy, Comedy and Drama.
31. Philosophy of Religion : Preface and the Consummate Religion.
32. History of Philosophy : Introduction.
