Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie

Hegel was a great philosopher historian of philosophy. He invented the idea of the philosophical tradition as a discussion among philosophers extending over centuries centering on main problems. This conceptual scheme, widely accepted in histories of philosophy, emerged in his lectures at the same time as German idealism itself. This new abridgment of a well-known edition makes the main insights of his LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY inexpensively available.

Based on the 2nd amended edition of GESCHICHTE DER PHILOSOPHIE of 1840, this edition--prepared by Michelet, one of Hegel's students, translated by E.S. Holdane Frances H. Simson--was published in England in 1892. Reprinted several times in the original 600-page, 3-volume presentation, it has continued to interest scholars for the insight it affords into his view of the history of philosophy, for an understanding of his own theory as the 1st philosophical history of philosophy. In this student-oriented volume, Tom Rockmore selects the most significant material.

An introduction explains the purpose principles of the selections assesses the importance of the work. This is followed by selections that include parts of the Introduction to the discussion of Greek philosophy, as well as sections on Socrates, Plato Aristotle; the Introduction to modern philosophy; sections on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Fichte, Schelling the Final Result.