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Early Theological Writings

by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Richard Kroner (translator), T.M. Knox (translator)

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This volume includes Hegel's most important early theological writings, though not all of the materials collected by Herman Nohl in his definitive "Hegels theologische Jugendschriften" (Tuebingen, 1907). The most significant omissions are a series of fragments to which Nohl give the general title "National Religion and Christianity" and the essay "Life of Jesus."

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Published September 19th 1971 by University of Pennsylvania Press (first published 1948)

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Apr 30, 2011 Erik Graff rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Hegel fans

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I enrolled in Loyola University Chicago's MA/PhD program in philosophy in order to continue the work I'd started at Union Theological Seminary in the field. Most particularly, I wanted to expand the book on the philosophical bases of C.G. Jung's thought to go beyond just Kant to Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and possibly Dilthey and others. More generally, I wanted to read all the classics in philosophy to get clearer on, as Kant had it, what I could know, what I ought do and what I might believe.

Alth...more I enrolled in Loyola University Chicago's MA/PhD program in philosophy in order to continue the work I'd started at Union Theological Seminary in the field. Most particularly, I wanted to expand the book on the philosophical bases of C.G. Jung's thought to go beyond just Kant to Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and possibly Dilthey and others. More generally, I wanted to read all the classics in philosophy to get clearer on, as Kant had it, what I could know, what I ought do and what I might believe.

Although Jung had only a glancing familiarity with, and rather low opinion of, G.W.F. Hegel, I had been mightily impressed by the Phenomenology in seminary and wanted to read more. An opportunity afforded itself with A. Collins' announced Hegel course in the second semester of 1981/82. Although she was concentrating on the new Miller translation of the Phenomenology, I went ahead during the Christmas break to get as much Hegel under my belt as possible, reading five of his books during that period including the University of Chicago hardcover edition entitled Early Theological Writings.

As it turned out, everything I knew about Hegel from reading most of his writings before even enrolling in Collins' class turned out to be irrelevant. Instead of contextualizing the Phenomenology in terms of his historical and intellectual context, she was intent on only a very focused reading of short sections taken out of context. From her talk it was unclear if she really even knew very much about her ostensible subject. If she did, her take was wierd, hard to reconcile to the bulk of his writings or his biography. In addition, Collins had absurdly demanding writing requirements. Not only were we to write a twenty page paper weekly, but we were to hand it in twice, first as a rough draft. What with the other classes I was in plus my job, plus my assistantship, this was crazy. In any case, the class revolted, took our complaints to the graduate director of the department and got her to cut back on the writing assignments. Meanwhile, however, most of the students had dropped and a few, like myself, switched to audit credit, not trusting this person with the power to sit in judgment.

For what it's worth, my roommate, Michael, knew Collins from his job as departmental secretary. He said she was a decent enough person from his perspective, though he didn't take courses with her. Maybe so and maybe she'd be good in some think-tank or bureaucracy somewhere, but she certainly was terrible as a teacher in that class, the worst I've ever attended.(less)

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Wonderful, surprisingly enough. The notion of love is quite helpful in understanding the master/slave dialectic in the Phen. Brilliant, rich insights into an emerging subject's relation to nature and to god. Relatively clear. Also, there are rather effective arguments against the categorical imperative of Kant. Very highly recommended, allowed me a better understanding of Hegel's thought.

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I hate this book. Hegel's such an asshole.

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German philosopher and one of the founding figures of German Idealism. Influenced by Kant's transcendental idealism and Rousseau's politics, Hegel formulated an elaborate system of historical development of ethics, government, and religion through the dialectical unfolding of the Absolute. Hegel was one of the most well-known historicist philosopher, and his thought presaged continental philosophy...more

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