Indiana University Press History and Truth in Hegel's Phenomenology, Third Edition

'This fairly small book must take its place as the best introductory study of Hegel's Phenomenology available' - "Philosophy and Phenomenological Research". 'Westphal's book is a comprehensive guide to the argument of the entire phenomenology...will repay close study by serious undergraduate and graduate students of philosophy' - "Choice".This detailed interpretation of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit seeks to show that the unity of this classic work may be found in the integration of its transcendental and sociological-historical themes. Merold Westphal argues that the key to this unity lies in Hegel's radical discovery that transcendental subjectivity has a social history and that absolute knowledge is a historically conditioned and essentially collective or social event. His distinctive interpretation emphasizes the relevance of Hegel's Phenomenology to contemporary philosophical issues.