Book excerpt: The early nineteenth century philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is an important figure of German idealism, who achieved wide recognition within the continental tradition of philosophy. He has since become increasingly influential in the analytic tradition and his canonical stature within Western philosophy is universally recognised. Hegel’s principal achievement was his development of a distinctive articulation of idealism, in which the dualisms of mind and nature and subject and object are overcome. His philosophy of spirit conceptually integrates psychology, the state, history, art, religion and philosophy. This comprehensive eBook presents Hegel’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Hegel’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * Rare treatises, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special criticism section, with essays by Nietzsche, Marx and Schopenhauer, evaluating Hegel’s contribution to philosophy * Features a bonus biography – discover Hegel’s fascinating life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books The Phenomenology of Spirit (Translated by J. B. Baillie) The Logic of Hegel (Translated by William Wallace) Hegel’s Philosophy of Mind (Translated by William Wallace) Elements of the Philosophy of Right (Translated by S. W. Dyde) The Philosophy of Fine Art (Translated by F. P. B. Osmaston) The Philosophy of History (Translated by J. Sibree) Lectures on the History of Philosophy (Translated by Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane) Lectures on the Proofs of the Existence of God (Translated by Ebenezer Brown Speirs) The Criticism Prolegomena to the Study of Hegel’s Philosophy by William Wallace On Some Hegelisms by William James Preface to ‘On the Will in Nature’ by Arthur Schopenhauer Critique of Hegel’s ‘Philosophy of Right’ by Karl Marx Criticism of Philosophy by Friedrich Nietzsche The Biography Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel by William Wallace and John Henry Muirhead Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks