Hegel : En ganske enkel bok om en vanskelig filosof

The German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel has had such an influence on our understanding of history, modernity, freedom and progress, that he is sure to influence the way you think – perhaps without you even realizing it. What happens when Hegel's ideas meet our times? This is the question that the young philosopher Sigurd Heverven asks in his journey through Hegel in our time. The book shows that central Hegelian ideas—about freedom, recognition, history, alienation, and love—remain relevant for understanding the pressing issues of our time. At the same time, Heverven uses Hegel's thought to highlight phenomena with which Hegel was unfamiliar, such as the welfare state, smartphones, and the feminist and anti-racist liberation movements. Hegel's texts are notoriously difficult, almost incomprehensible. But in this book, Hegel becomes comprehensible even to readers without a broad philosophical background. Through his autobiographical details, along with notable examples from our time, Heverven brings abstract philosophical material to life. The book is at the same time an easy introduction to Hegel's philosophy, and a comprehensive update on this great German thinker.