This book, the result of 40 years of Hegel research, gives an integral interpretation of G.W.F. Hegel's mature practical philosophy as contained in his textbook, Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts, published in 1820, and the courses he gave on the same subject between 1817 and 1830.
The exploration of the interplay between faith and philosophy is central to this work, as Adriaan Theodoor Peperzak argues that Catholic philosophers must integrate their scholarly endeavors with their Christian beliefs. He asserts that separating thought from faith diminishes the vitality of philosophical inquiry. By examining the essential unity of philosophical and theological thought, Peperzak advocates for a transformative approach to philosophy that embraces a faith-informed perspective, challenging the notion of autonomous reasoning.
Ein Kommentar zur enzyklopädischen Darstellung der menschlichen Freiheit und ihre objektiven Verwirklichung
This commentary reconstructs the structure and the significance of Hegel‹s philosophy of mind and the objective spirit to the extent that this is included in the three versions of the ‹Enzyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften‹ (Encyclopedia of the Philosphical Sciences). Powerful text analyses show how Hegel‹s practical philosophy changed between 1817 and 1830. Some of the excursus in the book establish their ethical and political content. This book is an important contribution to the discussion on the significance and the logic of Hegel‹s philosophy of freedom and right.
Grundlinien der Hegelschen Philosophie des Geistes
This commentary on Hegel‹s philosophy of spirit focuses on its structure and its main lines of reasoning. It is based on a word for word analysis of those paragraphs of the Berlin ‹Enzyklopädie‹ (Encyclopedia) in which Hegel explains the basic concepts and the main transitions in his philosophy of spirit. The reconstructions of the Hegelian notion of spirit, his psychology, his concept of the relationship between subjective, objective and absolute spirit as well as the detailed discussion of the chapters on religion and absolute knowledge enable a new intepretation of the conclusions at the end of the ‹Encyclopedia‹.