Spirit, Truth and Life in Hegel’s Introductions to the History of Philosophy
(2024) Kantian and Post-Kantian Historiographies of Philosophy — Location: KU Leuven
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- Hegel's lectures in Berlin in the 1820s are often regarded as the first modern systematic approach to the history of philosophy. However, Hegel's underlying conception of a system in this context remains underexplored. This chapter aims to analyze the specific meaning of Hegel's idea of the systematicity of the history of philosophy in light of his critique of the methodological perspectives put forward by Tiedemann, Tennemann, and Schelling. In Hegel's view, the latter regarded past philosophies as inert material to be collected and studied. This methodological divergence is not only the result of a holistic historiographical approach but also of a different metaphilosophical standpoint. Accordingly, I argue that Hegel’s historiographical project is intrinsically intertwined with a conception of philosophical thought in terms of the manifestation of the absolute life and truth of spirit.
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Manuel Tangorra. (2024). Spirit, Truth and Life in Hegel’s Introductions to the History of Philosophy. Kantian and Post-Kantian Historiographies of Philosophy, KU Leuven. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/239562