Reading Hegel's Phenomenology

In Reading Hegel's Phenomenology, John Russon uses the theme of reading
to clarify the methods, premises, evidence, reasoning, and conclusions developed in
Hegel's seminal text. Russon's approach facilitates comparing major sections and
movements of the text, and demonstrates that each section of Phenomenology of Spirit
stands independently in its focus on the themes of human experience. Along the way,
Russon considers the rich relevance of Hegel's philosophy to understanding other key
Western philosophers, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Kant, Husserl, Heidegger, and
Derrida. Major themes include language, embodiment, desire, conscience, forgiveness,
skepticism, law, ritual, multiculturalism, existentialism, deconstruction, and
absolute knowing. An important companion to contemporary Hegel studies, this book
will be of interest to all students of Hegel's philosophy.