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Kainz, Howard P.

G.W.F. Hegel : the philosophical system / Howard P. Kainz.

New York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, ©1996.

xxiii, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Among philosophical systems, Hegel's is unique in its dialectical-speculative approach, its non-foundational circularity, and its coordination with the history of philosophy. In this study, Howard P. Kainz emphasizes this uniqueness by focusing on Hegel's methodology, terminology, metaphorical and paradoxical language, interpretation of the history of philosophy, and special contributions to metaphysics, the philosophy of nature, philosophical anthropology, political.

Philosophy, and other areas. Kainz forgoes customary paragraph-by-paragraph or section-by-section analysis in order to focus on Hegel's system as a whole and its seminal ideas, making generous use of representative texts. Kainz gives special attention to the interrelationship between dialectical methodology and paradoxical propositions; the prevalence of metaphor in the philosophy of nature; and the close interrelationship between Christian doctrine and Hegelian.

Speculation. A rich assortment of diagrams and tables further elucidates Kainz's systematic and historical analyses.

Twayne's world authors series ; TWAS 862. German literature.

Twayne's world authors series ; TWAS 862.

Twayne's world authors series. German literature.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Biographies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index.

Ch. 1. Characteristics of Hegel's System. I. Dialectic. II. Speculation. III. Science. IV. Emphasis on the Subject-Object Problematic. V. Circularity. VI. Paradox. VII. A Dialectical System. VIII. A Historical System -- Ch. 2. Phenomenology and System. I. The Current Controversy. II. An Aristotelian Analogy. III. Is the Berlin "Phenomenology" a Truncated Form of the Jena Version? IV. The Relationship of the Earlier to the Later Phenomenology -- Ch. 3. Overview of the System. I. The Circularity of the Phenomenology. II. The Later System as a Circle of Circles. III. Interrelationships and Correspondences. IV. The Branching Out of the Later System -- Ch. 4. Methodological and Stylistic Considerations. I. Hegelian Terminology. II. "Necessity" in Hegel's System. III. Hegel's Use of Metaphors and Similes. IV. Hegel's Paradoxes and Oxymorons: A Sampler -- Ch. 5. Hegel's Perspective on Other Philosophers. I. Ancient Greek Philosophy. II. The Middle Ages. III. Modern Philosophy -- Ch. 6. Pivotal Themes and Hegelian Perspectives. I. The Future of Metaphysics. II. Philosophy and the Special Sciences. III. Philosophical Anthropology. IV. Politics and the "Kingdom of God" V. History and Providence. VI. Absolute Knowledge and Spirit -- Ch. 7. What Is Living and What Is Dead in Hegel Today? I. Perennial Philosophy. II. History of Philosophy. III. Generalism. IV. Metaphilosophy. V. Interdisciplinary Integration. VI. Political Representation Theory. VII. Paradox. VIII. Christian Philosophy. IX. Problems with Hegel.

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