ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters in this book. The book provides a sort of introduction to the system as a whole. It describes the notion of a pure thought is followed by an account of the relationship of pure thoughts to the self and of their corresponding relationship to what is other than the self, nature. The chapter deals more explicitly with Hegel's problems. Hegel can be seen in a number of ways: as a metaphysician on the grand scale, as a source of insights into the history of art, religion and society, or as an acute commentator on the culture of his time. Hegel's system is difficult to present in an orderly fashion. He often gives the impression of wanting to say everything at once, and he offers few guidelines for the unravelling of his system, of the steps which led him to it.
