Introduction Chapter 1: Consciousness Chapter 2: Self-Consciousness Chapter 3: Reason Chapter 4: Spirit Chapter 5: Religion Chapter 6: Absolute Spirit References Index
Inspired by Hegel’s concept of the ‘speculative proposition’, this original commentary on the Phenomenology of Spirit demonstrates how every form of consciousness involves and reveals itself as a form of language.
Jeffrey Reid is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is author of numerous books and articles on Hegel, including The Anti-Romantic: Hegel Against Ironic Romanticism (Bloomsbury, 2014).
A refreshing and original reconstruction of Hegel’s Phenomenology
of Spirit in its entirety, Hegel's Grammatical Ontology mobilizes
linguistic tools to offer a new account of the movement from
“consciousness” to “absolute knowing” showing how language and its
specific forms are constitutively embedded in the progression of
the figures of consciousness.
*Angelica Nuzzo, Professor of Philosophy Graduate Center and
Brooklyn College, CUNY, USA*
Jeffrey Reid's work on the significance of Hegel's linguistic
thought for his overall philosophical project has always been
cutting edge. In this new work, he zeros in on the role of language
in the Jena Phenomenology of Spirit, both extending his earlier
insights and rendering them more explicit and concrete. It
represents an important contribution both to current Hegel
scholarship as well as to broader contemporary philosophical
discussions concerning the relations among philosophy, language,
truth, and 'the Real.'
*Jere O'Neill Surber, Professor of Philosophy and President of the
Hegel Society of America, The University of Denver, USA*
This impressive new book is a rich exploration of the role of
language in Hegel’s Phenomenology. A strikingly original work that
is as provocative as it is insightful. Reid's subtle understanding
of Hegel’s thought is harnessed masterfully to demonstrate that
Spirit has agency in and as language.
*Simon Lumsden, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of
New South Wales, Australia*
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