Introducing Hegel, 2nd Edition

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Summary: Less than you need to know
Review: The task itself was daunting, so it is understandable that the authors and illustrators had a hard time making Hegel accessible. Some things that are covered: Phenomenology, Dialectics, Hegel's life, and his influence on Heidegger. But what's missing are clear explanations, and a sense of why Hegel remains important, i.e., his relevance to today's philosophy and other fields (like Media Studies). Hegel himself is neigh impenetrable, but a book claiming to be a basic introduction should have been much clearer and integrative. The illustrations were also not particularly riveting and did not have any additional explanatory power.