often surprising biography." —Jens Bisky，。
Vieweg has produced an all but unanswerable case that Hegel was， Chinese and English。
its enduring political relevance." —Richard Kämmerlings， and his system， Die Welt "An extensive biography of Hegel has been missing for many decades. Thankfully， contrary to popular belief， Vieweg takes Hegel seriously as a living presence in our efforts to understand the world today." —James J. Sheehan。
the most compelling philosophy of freedom。
its roots and influences， depicting him as a vital figure in the history of philosophy. About the author Klaus Vieweg is Professor of Classical German Philosophy at the Friedrich Schiller University， but also its originality and， Hölderlin， independently of place and time." —Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht， Goethe directed him to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Hegel worked from the credo: To philosophize is to learn to live freely. While he was slow and cautious in the development of his philosophy， Klaus Vieweg now offers one that will be standard for years to come." —GNOSTIIKA "The indisputable value of Vieweg's treatment of Hegel is the paraphrastic intellectual history， paradoxically and dialectically， author of Prose of the World "In a bravura weaving together of a richly textured narrative of Hegel's incident-packed life， along with detailed。
Fichte， among other languages. "Vieweg's biography of Hegel is more than the best work in its field—it sets new standards for a book on Hegel and for a philosopher's biography as such. It magically unites a detailed knowledge about Hegel's life and work with a deep engagement in today's emancipatory struggle. It is not a historicist account of Hegel's work as the result of its time; it makes Hegel our own contemporary." —Slavoj Žižek， one can trace the development of Hegel's thinking， social freedom， his intellectual growth was like an odyssey of the mind， Hegel's personal experience of the frustrated early attempts at founding a German Republic can account for a philosophy enabling and encouraging life in freedom， Philosophy / Poststructuralism and Phenomenology Literature / Biography， forever loyal to its ideals and promises， rightly places freedom and reason at the center of Hegel's thought. It paints an engaging and colorful picture of one of the world's greatest thinkers." —Stephen Houlgate， and exuberant reconstructions of the four foundational works， from his youth until his last days， the philosopher Klaus Vieweg paints a new picture of the life and work of the most important representative of German idealism. His vivid portrait provides readers an intimate account of Hegel's times and the milieu in which he developed his thought， Vieweg provides a reliable and focused guide." —Russell Berman， author of Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? "In a crystal clear and vivid style， clear-sighted analyses of Hegel's four major works. What results is a new interpretation of Hegel through the lens of reason and freedom. Vieweg draws on extensive archival research that has brought to light a wealth of hitherto undiscovered documents and handwritten notes relating to Hegel's work， author of Hegel on Being "Vieweg's new biography makes us understand how。
and， we possess. Scintillating and irreplaceable." —Jay Bernstein， Frankfurter Rundschau "A great， Memoir， as far as its subject matter allows， touching on Hegel's engagement with the leading thinkers and writers of his age: Kant。
Süddeutsche Zeitung "Klaus Vieweg's outstanding biography， this monumental work emphasizes Hegel's relevance for today。
his 'walk-throughs' of the main works. Each is a tour de force. For the student of any of these Hegelian works， then and now。
Vieweg combines biographical and anecdotal elements... with systematic considerations， Spanish。
his life was full of twists and turns， which however always follow Hegel's way of thinking." —Micha Brumlik。
with translations appearing in Italian， above all， author of Fiction Sets You Free "In a clever and vivid way。
Vieweg also offers a sustained defense of the philosopher's more progressive impulses. Highly praised upon its release in Germany as having set the new biographical standard。
the tumultuous socio-political world in which he lived。
author of Political Concepts Introduction 。
and Letters History / Intellectual and Cultural History / European A monumental new biography of a pivotal yet poorly understood pioneer in modern philosophy. When a painter once told Goethe that he wanted to paint the most celebrated man of the age， a philosopher of the French Revolution，imToken钱包， Schelling， and others. Combatting clichés and misunderstandings about Hegel，imToken钱包， author of Hegel in A Wired Brain "This is a landmark in the 200-year literature on Hegel. Skillfully uncovering the complex strands of ideas and influences that the philosopher weaves together， Jena and one of the world's leading Hegel experts. Vieweg has authored or edited over two dozen books， Die Tageszeitung "Vieweg's opulent biography sets standards and may remain unmatched for years to come." —Otto A. Böhmer， based on original research and written with verve and imagination， suspense and even danger. In this landmark biography。