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A groundbreaking contribution to scholarship on Hegel and nineteenth-century philosophy, this book makes the case that the "Anthropology" is essential to understanding Hegel's philosophy of spirit in its connection with the philosophy of nature.
Review Quotes: "Many scholars would like to ignore Hegel's Anthropology because it does not accord with their view of what he ought to have said. But not Allegra de Laurentiis, who reveals that the Anthropology is far from being an embarrassment; it contains profound reflections that illuminate many aspects of Hegel's philosophy. This important book makes clear that the Anthropology is not just a Hegelian cabinet of curios, but an integral part of Hegel's system that has been unduly neglected. In particular, de Laurentiis's discussion of Hegel's fascinating treatment of madness is the clearest, and the most interesting, that I have read." --Glenn Alexander Magee, author of Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition