Bücher der Reihe Hegel Lectures

The Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, developed in four versions from 1821 to 1831, represent the final and in some ways the decisive element of Hegel's entire philosophical system. This is Volume I of the first critical edition of the lectures, based on a complete re-editing of the sources.

This is the first critical edition of Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion (1821-31), which represent the final and in some ways the decisive element of his entire philosophical system. Volume III contains Hegel's philosophical interpretation of Christianity.

This one-volume edition of the definitive English translation of Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion presents the full text and footnotes of the most mature and accessible of these lectures, those of 1827. The great philosopher discusses the concept of religion, Oriental religions and Judaism, Christology, the Trinity, the God-world relationship, and many other topics.

Peter C. Hodgson presents a new translation of Hegel's 1829 lectures on the proofs of the existence of God, based on the definitive German edition. These lectures give us the great philosopher's final and most seasoned thinking on a topic of obvious significance to him, that of the reality status of God and ways of knowing God.

This is the only English edition of a set of lectures which constitute an earlier and significantly different version of Hegel's classic Philosophy of Right, one of the most influential works in Western political theory. They are essential for a full understanding of Hegel's key concepts of civil society, objective spirit, and recognition.