List of Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Allegra de Laurentiis and B. Jeffrey Edwards 1. Hegel's Path to the System 1.1 Tubingen, Bern and Frankfurt: 1788-1800 Martin Bondeli 1.2 The Jena Years: 1801-1806 Martin Bondeli 1.3 The Phenomenology of Spirit of 1807: a Conspectus Kenneth R. Westphal 2. The System of Philosophy 2.1 The Introductions to the System Ardis Collins 2.2 Science of Logic Michael Wolff 2.3 Philosophy of Nature Dieter Wandschneider 2.4 Transition to Spirit Cinzia Ferrini 2.5 Subjective Spirit: Soul, Consciousness, Intelligence and Will Willem deVries 2.6 Objective Spirit: Right, Morality, Ethical Life and World History Italo Testa 2.7 Absolute Spirit: Art, Religion and Philosophy Walter Jaeschke 3. Substantive and Interpretive Questions 3.1 Logic - Nature - Spirit Michael J. Inwood 3.2 System and History Angelica Nuzzo 3.3 Concept, Object, and Absolute Idea Burkhard Tuschling 3.4 Determination, Determinacy Michael J. Inwood 3.5 Thinking and Knowing Marina Bykova 3.6 Mediation and Immediacy Marina Bykova 3.7 Truth George di Giovanni 3.8 Spirit, Consciousness, Self-Consciousness Michael J. Inwood 3.9 Reason and Understanding Michael J. Inwood 3.10 The Finite and the Infinite Angelica Nuzzo 3.11 Moment George di Giovanni 3.12 Negativity, Negation George di Giovanni 3.13 Identity and Contradiction George di Giovanni 3.14 Will and Freedom Marina Bykova 4. Hegel's Forms of Argument 4.1 Scepsis and Scepticism Italo Testa 4.2 Dialectic Manfred Baum 4.3 Proof, Justification, Refutation Kenneth R. Westphal 5. Hegel's Philosophical Influence 5.1 Feuerbach, Bauer, Marx and Marxisms Tom Rockmore 5.2 Hegel and Analytic Philosophy Paul Redding 5.3 Hegel in France Tom Rockmore 5.4 Marx's Hegelian Project and World History Fred E. Schrader 6. Chronologies 6.1 Notable Dates in Hegel's Life Kenneth R. Westphal 6.2 Writings, Publications and Berlin Lecture Series Kenneth R. Westphal Selected Bibliography Analytical Index of Subjects Index of Names