Michael Allen Fox, The Accessible Hegel 這是一本絕佳的黑格爾哲學入門書。作者在學院中教授黑格爾哲學超過三十年,瞭解爾哲學對於初入門者的困難所在,因此,在黑格爾哲學的介紹上,屏棄深奧艱澀的哲學術語與詰屈聱牙的哲學句型,使用平易近人的語句與生動活潑的例子來做論述,讓讀者可以從輕鬆的英文閱讀中理解黑格爾哲學。 即使是對於哲學人,黑格爾哲學仍然以其惡名昭彰的艱困難解著稱;但是一旦能夠得其門而入,幾乎都可以從讀者充滿創造性的理解當中獲得無以倫比的回報。用一個比喻來說,黑格爾哲學有如一顆包覆在黑色堅硬外殼裡面的璀燦方格鑽石,惟獨經由讀者本人努力敲開文本語句的堅硬外殼,才能得到裡面含藏的無價珍寶。只是這個努力,不是體能的耗費,而是腦汁的絞盡。 巿面上眾多黑格爾哲學介紹書籍,如果不是寫得跟黑格爾的文字一樣艱困難解,就是為了淺顯易懂的緣故,扭曲黑格爾博大精深的奧義,以致於失真走味,成為「超譯」式的黑格爾哲學。本書的撰寫,一方面保留許多黑格爾哲學的原汁原味;另一方面,則是完全都不賣弄那些曲高和寡的哲學術語,而是從作者三十年的教學經驗當中,舉出現代人所能夠理解的實例。全書七章,每一章都有「圖示」(illustrations)。這是當今黑格爾哲學介紹書籍當中極為少見的。 當然,作為一本入門書,本書刻意迴避黑格爾哲學裡一些比較麻煩與充滿爭議的課題,以防讀者陷入迷宮或泥沼之中,走不出來。這是相當合理的安排。經由本書,任何讀者熟悉黑格爾哲學的基本思想以後,就可以重裝上陣,接受黑格爾更進一步的挑戰。 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century. Unfortunately, his work is notoriously difficult to understand. There is thus a need for a clear presentation of his major philosophical contributions to help students and other interested persons in approaching the work of this important thinker.Philosopher Michael Allen Fox admirably fills this need in this lucid explanation of Hegel's ideas. Fox discusses at length the chief component of Hegel's systematic philosophy -- the concept of the dialectic. According to Hegel, in a world of becoming and persistent change, reason progresses through conflict and the resolutions that arise from the dialectic of opposing elements. The tumultuous clash of opposites leads to ever new advances in human knowledge and culture.Fox also considers many of Hegel's other ideas: his difficult notion of the Absolute, the final stage of history in which reason attains perfect mastery of the world and thought realizes its full potential; his dynamic conception of truth as evolving toward total comprehensiveness; the master-slave pattern of human relationships; the social structure of the self; the varied political interpretations and adaptations of Hegel's philosophy on both the Left and the Right; and many other aspects of Hegel's complex system.For both beginners and those already familiar with Hegel's work, this excellent overview of one of philosophy's great geniuses offers many clarifications and insights. Paperback : 184 頁 ISBN : 9781591022589 尺寸 : 13.97 x 1.14 x 21.59 cm