Infinite Phenomenology : The Lessons of Hegel's Science of Experience

Infinite Phenomenology builds on John Russon's earlier book, Reading Hegel's Phenomenology, to offer a second reading of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. Here again, Russon writes in a lucid, engaging style and, through careful attention to the text and a subtle attunement to the existential questions that haunt human life, he demonstrates how powerfully Hegel's philosophy can speak to the basic questions of philosophy. In addition to original studies of all the major sections of the Phenomenology, Russon discusses complementary texts by Hegel, namely, the Philosophy of Spirit, the Philosophy of Right, and the Science of Logic. He concludes with an appendix that discusses the reception and appropriation of Hegel's Phenomenology in twentieth-century French philosophy. As with Russon's earlier work, Infinite Phenomenology will remain essential reading for those looking to engage Hegel's essential, yet difficult, text. -- Amazon.com Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 A Note on Citations......Page 12 Introduction: Reading Hegel’s Phenomenology......Page 14 Prologue: The Project of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit......Page 34 Part 1. Reality......Page 56 1. The Lessons of Sense-Certainty: Temporality and Ontology......Page 58 2. The Logic of Perception: On Things, Persons, and the Nature of Love......Page 73 3. Understanding: Reading and Différance......Page 88 Part 2. Personality......Page 106 4. Desiring-Production and Spirit......Page 108 5. Mood and Articulation......Page 127 6. Recognition and Religious Narrative......Page 138 7. The Call of the Beyond: Unhappy Consciousness and the Structure of Hegel’s Argument......Page 157 Part 3. Freedom......Page 174 8. Spirit and Method......Page 176 9. Freedom as Nature, Revolution, and Event......Page 193 10. Freedom and Institutions: Perception, Spirit, and the Time of Right......Page 207 11. Democratic Regime and Democratic Practice: The Politics of Modernity......Page 223 12. Conscience and the Unity of Being......Page 239 13. The Phenomenology of Religion: Freedom as Exposure to the Absolute......Page 259 Epilogue: Subjectivity and Objectivity in Hegel’s Science of Logic......Page 287 Appendix: The Reception of Hegel in French Philosophy......Page 302 Notes......Page 324 Bibliography......Page 396 Index of Passages......Page 418 Index of Subjects......Page 420 Introduction: Reading Hegel's Phenomenology -- Prologue: the project of Hegel's Phenomenology of spirit -- Reality -- The lessons of sense-certainty : temporality and ontology -- The logic of perception : on things, persons, and the nature of love -- Understanding : reading and differance -- Personality -- Desiring-production and spirit -- Mood and articulation -- Recognition and religious narrative -- The call of the beyond : unhappy consciousness and the structure of Hegel's argument -- Freedom -- Spirit and method -- Freedom as nature, revolution, and event -- Freedom and institutions : perception, spirit, and the time of right -- Democratic regime and democratic practice : the politics of modernity -- Conscience and the unity of being -- The phenomenology of religion : freedom as exposure to the absolute -- Epilogue: subjectivity and objectivity in Hegel's science of logic -- Appendix: the reception of Hegel in French philosophy.