The accessible Hegel
(Book - Regular Print)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.

"Fox discusses at length the chief component of Hegel?s systematic philosophy -- the concept of the dialectic. According to Hegel, in a world of becoming and persistent change, reason progresses through conflict and the resolutions that arise from the dialectic of opposing elements. The tumultuous clash of opposites leads to ever new advances in human knowledge and culture. Fox also considers many of Hegel?s other ideas: his difficult notion of the Absolute, the final stage of history in which reason attains perfect mastery of the world and thought realizes its full potential; his dynamic conception of truth as evolving toward total comprehensiveness; the master-slave pattern of human relationships; the social structure of the self; the varied political interpretations and adaptations of Hegel?s philosophy on both the Left and the Right; and many other aspects of Hegel?s complex system"--Amazon.com.