What sources do I read to learn about this guy? His ideas seem fascinating, but a birds eye view of them really makes me confused.
>>25314757Hegels ideas aren't actually that hard to understand, he is just a jackass who likes to make it look hard. And this isn't just me who is saying this, other philosophers during his time criticised this
>>25314770Alright, I'll keep that in mind. Do you have any resources on understanding those ideas?
>>25314757Start with the Greeks. End with the Greeks. This is the best advice.
>>25314757>I would mention that in [the Science of Logic] I frequently refer to the Kantian philosophy (which to many may seem superfluous) because whatever may be said, both in this work and elsewhere, about the precise character of this philosophy and about particular parts of its exposition, it constitutes the base and the starting point of recent German philosophy and that its merit remains unaffected by whatever faults may be found in it. The reason too why reference must often be made to it in the objective logic is that it enters into detailed consideration of important, more specific aspects of logic, whereas later philosophical works have paid little attention to these and in some instances have only displayed a crude — not unavenged — contempt for them. The philosophising which is most widespread among us does not go beyond the Kantian results, that Reason cannot acquire knowledge of any true content or subject matter and in regard to absolute truth must be directed to faith. But what with Kant is a result, forms the immediate starting-point in this philosophising, so that the preceding exposition from which that result issued and which is a philosophical cognition, is cut away beforehand. The Kantian philosophy thus serves as a cushion for intellectual indolence which soothes itself with the conviction that everything is already proved and settled. Consequently for genuine knowledge, for a specific content of thought which is not to be found in such barren and arid complacency, one must turn to that preceding exposition.
>>25314757You may find this of use to you.https://www.scribd.com/doc/69965769/Hegel-Dictionary?_gl=1%2A11svgsw%2A_up%2AMQ
>>25314964Alright, I got it. I hope I can learn where history is going, and some interesting takes on metaphysics.
just read the Phenomenology of Spirit very carefully. remember that it's intended as an introduction to Scientific Cognition suitable for bringing a naive student to a genuinely esoteric apprehension of the concept of Being. if you need secondary literature to take you there you shouldnt bother with german idealism. PoS is literally a picture-book.
Read all of his introductions across his works. He gives birds-eye view of his project from different angles via these introductions. Conclude with the Preface to the PoS, and then from there enter his system wherever you want.
