Dear Colleagues, We wish to invite you to join us for a new informal reading group on the first part of Hegel’s Encyclopaedia of Philosophical Sciences, The Encyclopaedia Logic.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was one of the greatest figures of classical German philosophy, succeeding Kant, Fichte, and Schelling as the leading light of German idealism. The influence of Hegel's ideas on subsequent philosophy is substantial. For example, his critique of the Kantian distinction between the noumenal and the phenomenal, his detailed account of logic as dynamic and dialectical rather than formal and static, and his rejection of the correspondence theory of truth in favour of an account of truth as process, have influenced as wide range of thinkers as Marx, Peirce, Dewey, Rorty, Lakatos, Putnam, Freud, and Adorno. In the Encyclopaedia Logic, Hegel gives a précis of his system of logic, which provides a comprehensive introduction to his philosophy. We will meet every Tuesday in at 5pm in Peterhouse (F5) for coffee, tea, and a symposium of speculative philosophical conversation. No previous knowledge of Hegel, German Idealism, or philosophy is required. We will be using the Hackett edition translated by Geraets, Suchting, and Harris. We ask attendees to read the relevant sections in advance (see table below). We can also retire afterwards for dinner and drinks. Please RSVP to join the mailing list. 15 January §19–36 12 February §99–111 23 April §160–180 22 January §37–60 19 February §112–130 30 April §181–193 29 January §61–78 26 February §131–141 7 May §194–212 5 February §79–98 5 March §142–159 14 May §213–244 Yours faithfully, Alexander (ar948) and Ryan (rh648) _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CamPhilEvents mailing list, or change your membership options, please visit the list information page: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEvents List archive: http://bit.ly/CamPhilEventsArchive Please note that CamPhilEvents doesn't accept email attachments. See the list information page for further details and suggested alternatives.
