1800年代前半に活躍したドイツの哲学者ヘーゲル（1770-1831年）の思想は、非常に難解で不明瞭だと言われていますが、同時に、その重要性と後世へ与えた影響の大きさははかりしれません。本書はその難解な思想を平易な言葉でわかりやすく解説し、へーゲル哲学の真髄に迫る手頃な入門書です。(cf. Outlines of the Philosophy of Right (Oxford World's Classics))
  

• Hegel is one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development
• Peter Singer is an important and well-known author in the field of philosophy, famous for his work on ethics and animal rights
• Difficult and obscure ideas are cleary explained
• Ideal introduction to Hegel

Many people regard Hegel's work as obscure and extremely difficult, yet his importance and influence are universally acknowledged. Professor Singer eliminates any excuse for remaining ignorant of the outlines of Hegel's
philosophy by providing a broad discussion of his ideas and an account of his major works.