{"product_id":"hegel-on-pseudo-philosophy-reading-the-preface-to-the-phenomenology-of-spirit-9781350347793","title":"Hegel on Pseudo-Philosophy: Reading the Preface to the \"Phenomenology of Spirit\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe preface to the\u003ci\u003e Phenomenology of Spirit \u003c\/i\u003e(1807) is one of the most widely-read texts in Hegel's corpus, and yet we still lack a clear understanding of its aims. Providing a fresh perspective on Hegel's preface, Andrew Davis contends that it should be read as an overview of what philosophy is not. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContesting previous investigations that have assumed Hegel's purpose in the preface is to introduce the reader to his own philosophical method, Davis moves Hegel's positive comments about the nature of philosophy to the background. This is, after all, where they belong in a preface, according to Hegelian philosophy, as Hegel contends that the actual nature of philosophy cannot be presented in advance of specific inquiries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining the nature of philosophy through negation, each chapter in the book explores a different form of pseudo-philosophy that Hegel addresses in his preface. Together, they allow Hegelian philosophy to appear in relief as precisely what\u003ci\u003e cannot\u003c\/i\u003e be achieved through explanation, edification, formalism, phenomenology, mathematical proof, propositional truth, or personal revelation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an appendix featuring synopses of every paragraph of the preface, \u003ci\u003eHegel on Pseudo-Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e not only offers a jargon-free introduction to Hegel's thought, but it also yields crucial insights into the organisation of a preface that has long been decried as haphazard or incomprehensible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Alexander Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350347793","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44453144264841,"sku":"9781350347793","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_67a0f0e0-1e84-4b98-bc25-86587008432f.jpg?v=1753820790","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/hegel-on-pseudo-philosophy-reading-the-preface-to-the-phenomenology-of-spirit-9781350347793","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}