Introduction to Hegel's Philosophy

"The role played by the Sage is that of a flat and vast mirror: he does not meditate on the Real, but the Real is reflected in him, is reflected in his consciousness, and reveals itself in its distinctive dialectical structure through the descriptive discourse of the Sage (and this descriptive discourse does not distort the Truth) ."
"Hegel was the first of the listener-philosopher-historians. And for this reason, he was able to leave aside Dialectics, which was considered as a philosophical method. Thus, he was content with observing and describing the dialectics that took place throughout history, and did not feel the need to put forward a dialectic of his own. This dialectic or the Philosophers' "His 'dialogue' had taken place before him. Therefore, Hegel had nothing to do but to 'experience' this dialectic and describe its final synthesized result in a coherent discourse."
Alexandre Kojeve, who voiced the existential side of Hegel for the first time and insisted that his method was descriptive rather than dialectical, is breathtaking with an evaluation beyond traditional philosophical approaches.

The texts that Selahattin Hilav selected from Kojeve's famous book, Introduction to Reading Hegel, and translated into Turkish as a result of a competent and meticulous work, offer the reader the opportunity to get closer to the "spirit" of Hegel.



Number of Pages: 284

Year of Printing: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications

First Print Year: 2000

Language Turkish