Hegel and Aristotle

Modern European Philosophy

by Alfredo Ferrarin

Hegel is, arguably, the most difficult of all philosophers. Interpreters have usually approached him as though he were developing Kantian and Fichtean themes. This book is the first to demonstrate in a systematic way that it makes much more sense to view Hegel's idealism in relation to the metaphysical and epistemological tradition stemming from Aristotle. No serious student of Hegel can afford to ignore this major new interpretation. It will also be of interest in such fields as political science and the history of ideas.

Genres: Philosophy

466 pages, Hardcover

First published April 25, 1997

Reviews

[Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely wonderful, compelling, extremely intensive comparison of Hegel and Aristotle. While familiar with the Hegelian points, the comparison of them with Aristotle's views shed a good deal of light on Aristotle's thought. Magnificent book.

[Cain S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish the writing style had not been so Hegelian, though the textual and argumentative discussion of commonalities and divergences between Hegel and Aristotle is worth wading through. Until now I'd thought Hegel's misconstruals of Aristotle were deliberate, but Ferrarin makes a solid case that Hegel actually misunderstands Aristotle when he isn't ventriloquizing him.