Peter Kalkavage's "The Logic of Desire"guides the reader through Hegel's great work. Given the book's legendary difficulty, one may well ask, "Why even try to read the"Phenomenology"?" In his preface, Kalkavage explains why he thinks a reader should try:
"There is much to commend the study of Hegel: his attentiveness to the deepest, most fundamental questions of philosophy, his uncompromising pursuit of truth, his amazing gift for characterization and critique, his appreciation for the grand sweep of things and the large view, his profound admiration for all that is heroic, especially...
Peter Kalkavage's "The Logic of Desire"guides the reader through Hegel's great work. Given the book's legendary difficulty, one may well ask, "Why ...