Hegel's Philosophy of Nature Volym 1

Inbunden bok. Allen & Unwin. 1 uppl. 1970. 392 sidor.

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“This is the first English translation of the second part of Hegel’s Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences. It provides a thoroughgoing and critical survey of the whole range of early nineteenth-century science. In a lengthy and most scholarly introduction Dr Petry explains the general principles of the Encyclopaedia, shows how Hegel came to develop them, and indicates their relevance to current issues. He identifies all Hegel’s references to scientific literature of the day, and provides comprehensive notes to each of the three volumes. This book will revolutionize the general view of Hegel. It will become apparent for the very first time that he was intimately acquainted with all the natural sciences of the day, that his criticism of them is directly relevant to current problems in the in the philosophy of science, and that, among philosophers, only Aristotle can match him in the depth, accuracy and range of his empirical knowledge. The book will throw a great deal of light upon such vexed and perennial problems as the nature and origin of the categories assessed in the ‘Logic’ and the nature of the dialectic. It should also help to close the present gap dividing the arts from the sciences in the educational systems of the West, and contribute to a fuller understanding of the precise relevance of the natural sciences to religion. The critical analysis of the Text will be of interest mainly to specialists and German scholars, but it should also enable the non-specialist to trace the development of Hegel’s views on the natural sciences. “- Publisher