Lectures on the history of philosophy 1825/6 2

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Hegel's lectures have significantly influenced historical thought, particularly those delivered in Berlin during his final decade. The original editors merged materials from various sources, obscuring Hegel's intellectual progression. The Hegel Lectures series reconstructs these lectures based on newly discovered transcripts and manuscripts, allowing readers to follow the logical structure of Hegel's arguments. Each volume features a precise new translation, along with an editorial introduction and annotations that clarify Hegel's numerous allusions and sources. This edition presents Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy in a way that accurately reflects his ideas for English readers. Hegel challenged his contemporaries by asserting that the history of philosophy is philosophy itself, illustrating the evolution of reason or spirit through time as it develops and achieves self-consciousness via human intellect and activity. These lectures have profoundly impacted intellectual history over the last two centuries, essential for grasping Hegel's systematic philosophy and his views on reason's role in human culture. Volume I is particularly noteworthy, as it discusses the history of Chinese and Indian philosophy and highlights significant changes Hegel made to the introductory material between 1819 and 1831.