"Phenomenology of Mind" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hegel G. W. F)

From: pet@netcom.com (Paul Trejo)
Subject: Hegel's PHENOMENOLOGY Summarized
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1993 19:07:15 GMT


Dear INTERNET philosophers,

For over 180 years students have complained that Hegel's
best-known book of philosophy, the PHENOMENOLOGY OF MIND
(alias PHENOMENOLOGY OF SPIRIT), is too difficult to read.

A few have tried to summarize Hegel's book, and often their
summaries were longer than the original, and just as difficult
to read. Today, right here on the INTERNET, I give to you
a twelve page summary of this famous book, a book that
inspired generations of European philosophers since it first
appeared in 1807.

This summary is meant for the beginner in phenomenological
philosophy, to encourage more students to struggle with the book
for themselves. This book has a colorful history, and is well
praised by thinkers as David Strauss, Bruno Bauer, Marx, Engels,
Ortega y Gasset, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Lacan,
Camus, and many more.

I hope some will try again to read this masterpiece. If you
do, please find the translation by Miller (1971) and avoid the
translation by Baillie (1907).

And watch this space for more exciting Hegelian philosophy, right
here on the INTERNET.

Best regards,
--PET


Summary of Hegel's PHENOMENOLOGY OF MIND (Revision 2)
Paul Trejo 8/21/93


DEFINITION

1. 'Phenomenon' is a word which refers to appearances. It's a Greek
word used by Plato to distinguish mere temporal appearances from the
eternal Noumena of the Ideal Realm. The student of philosophy should
recall Plato's parable of the shadows in the cave, where appearances
were taken for realities. Phenomena are appearances. Where is the
reality? In Hegel's view, probably unique in Western Philosophy, we
can only know Reality when we have completely mastered the
appearances, since the appearances (phenomena) partially hide and