Author: Stephen Houlgate<br />File Type: pdf<br />This companion provides original, scholarly, and cutting-edge essays that cover the whole range of Hegels mature thought and his lasting influence. ul lA comprehensive guide to one of the most important modern philosophersl lEssays are written in an accessible manner and draw on the most up-to-date Hegel researchl lContributions are drawn from across the world and from a wide variety of philosophical approaches and traditionsl lExamines Hegels influence on a range of thinkers, from Kierkegaard and Marx to Heidegger, Adorno and Derridal lBegins with a chronology of Hegels life and work and is then split into sections covering topics such as Philosophy of Nature, Aesthetics, and Philosophy of Religionl ul **Review Comprising well written essays by internationally acclaimed Hegel scholars (although many are from North America), this volume makes an excellent and accessible reference both to scholars and students of Hegel and Hegelianism. (Religious Studies Review, 1 September 2012) This superb study brings together Hegel scholars who have penned uniformly excellent articles on all aspects of Hegels career ... Summing Up Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through researchersfaculty. (Choice, 1 November 2011) Review Hegel is now recognized once again as having not only historical but contemporary importance. This collection of high-quality essays by some of the worlds finest Hegel scholars provides a rich variety of perspectives from which to survey his philosophy and its impact. Paul Franks, University of Toronto Apart from his two central works the Phenomenology of Spirit and the Science of Logic Hegels philosophy covers a vast range political philosophy aesthetics the philosophy of history and the philosophy of religion. Apart from these, any student of Hegel will want to understand his relation Marx, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Adorno, Derrida, pragmatism, contemporary analytic philosophy, and his conception of embodiment. The thirty essays in Houlgate and Baurs Companion provide a veritable feast, covering all these topics and more. Every serious student of Hegel will want this volume on their bookshelf. J.M. Bernstein, New School for Social Research