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The Philosophy of History by C.J. Friedrich, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, J. Sibree, Charles Hegel
phlegmie's review against another edition
3.0
In a state of perpetual suspension. Also means I will never finish this as much as I want to.
quoththegirl's review against another edition
Last week our philosophy discussion group read a portion of Hegel’s Philosophy of History. I had never read any Hegel before, but I think maybe I like him. His prolixity is dismaying, and Bertrand Russell calls him one of the most difficult to understand philosophers, but I found quite a few of his points fascinating. His analogies help tremendously; I was lost until he threw in one of those. Someday, if I’m feeling very, very ambitious, I’d like to try reading some more of his works. I didn't read all of this one, so I don't think it's fair to give it a star rating.
eely225's review against another edition
3.0
What you're looking for here is a method and a source. It's heavy going through much of it, but there's a very real sense of satisfaction when terms like World-Historical Process and the Idea of Freedom become somewhat less obscure the deeper you dig. You read to find what Hegel was up to, and he tells you as best he can.
Mostly, though, you read Hegel so that you can read Marx and Nietzsche and all the more famous Germans that followed him. Because even if we don't read Hegel anymore, they all did. And if you don't know what they're reacting against, it's hard to see what they're advocating for.
So, that being said, this is generally not fun to read. And 200 years on, we have trouble accepting his method of ignoring most people groups and events as irrelevant to history. But asking why we react that way and what was new about his method remains interesting. It's just a grind to get to the interesting part.
Mostly, though, you read Hegel so that you can read Marx and Nietzsche and all the more famous Germans that followed him. Because even if we don't read Hegel anymore, they all did. And if you don't know what they're reacting against, it's hard to see what they're advocating for.
So, that being said, this is generally not fun to read. And 200 years on, we have trouble accepting his method of ignoring most people groups and events as irrelevant to history. But asking why we react that way and what was new about his method remains interesting. It's just a grind to get to the interesting part.
davidmencik's review against another edition
5.0
I have read this book in Serbian so I will write a review first in English and a more detailed review then in my mother tongue (Serbian) feel free to Google translate it.
I would recommend reading Hegel's philosophy of history after some introduction to Hegel's terminology. The book itself is well written and is not a difficult read for a philosopher but might seem a bit more difficult for let's say a freshman in studies of Philosophy. I would therefore recommend reading the introduction to Hegel's History of Philosophy and Introduction to Phenomenology of spirit prior to reading this book. Also only the introduction of this book (first third), or the part before speaking about particular states is relevant for philosophy but the whole book is extremely interesting and is the first Hegel book that I have read from start to finish.
Čitanje Hegela predstavlja svojevrsnu prepreku u studijama filozofije. Uz Hajdegera i Kanta Hegel je na glasu da je jedan od teže čitljivih filozofa. Filozofija istorije uz pregovore Hegelovih dela, naročito Fenomenologije duha i istorije filozofije predstavljaju dela koja mogu da posluže kao odskočna daska za dalje čitanje. Čitanjem uvoda u istoriju filozofije i uvoda u Fenomenologiju dobija se terminološka osnova za shvatanje Hegela dok se čitanjem Filozofije istorije sprema na put ka razumevanju Hegelove praktične filozofije. Samo delo je odlično napisano i budući da sam i sam filozof u planu sam da napišem rad o Hegelovoj istoriji filozofije fokusirajući se na terminološko čitanje ovog dela. Delo nije teško a prvih 120 strana predstavljaju remek delo u kojem se na novoj metodološkoj osnovi zasniva filozofija istorije kao disciplina. Po mom skromnom sudu pre pročitane celokupne Fenomenologije i celokupne Enciklopedije možda i najvažnije a ujedno i najprijemčivije Hegelovo delo.
I would recommend reading Hegel's philosophy of history after some introduction to Hegel's terminology. The book itself is well written and is not a difficult read for a philosopher but might seem a bit more difficult for let's say a freshman in studies of Philosophy. I would therefore recommend reading the introduction to Hegel's History of Philosophy and Introduction to Phenomenology of spirit prior to reading this book. Also only the introduction of this book (first third), or the part before speaking about particular states is relevant for philosophy but the whole book is extremely interesting and is the first Hegel book that I have read from start to finish.
Čitanje Hegela predstavlja svojevrsnu prepreku u studijama filozofije. Uz Hajdegera i Kanta Hegel je na glasu da je jedan od teže čitljivih filozofa. Filozofija istorije uz pregovore Hegelovih dela, naročito Fenomenologije duha i istorije filozofije predstavljaju dela koja mogu da posluže kao odskočna daska za dalje čitanje. Čitanjem uvoda u istoriju filozofije i uvoda u Fenomenologiju dobija se terminološka osnova za shvatanje Hegela dok se čitanjem Filozofije istorije sprema na put ka razumevanju Hegelove praktične filozofije. Samo delo je odlično napisano i budući da sam i sam filozof u planu sam da napišem rad o Hegelovoj istoriji filozofije fokusirajući se na terminološko čitanje ovog dela. Delo nije teško a prvih 120 strana predstavljaju remek delo u kojem se na novoj metodološkoj osnovi zasniva filozofija istorije kao disciplina. Po mom skromnom sudu pre pročitane celokupne Fenomenologije i celokupne Enciklopedije možda i najvažnije a ujedno i najprijemčivije Hegelovo delo.
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