ABSTRACT
In 1940, G. R. G. Mure, fellow and tutor of Merton College, Oxford, published An Introduction to Hegel. Hegel's philosophy is almost always understood within the context of the tradition of German Idealism that preceded him, and that he is supposed to have brought to completion. In other words, Hegel is understood as both depending upon, and reacting against (chiefly) Kant, Fichte, and Schelling. Ancient philosophy begins with the search for knowledge of Being, though this is not thematized as such until Parmenides. The search reaches its climax with Aristotle, for whom Being is identified with a being characterized by self-awareness, functioning as final cause of the universe itself. This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. Seven of the thirteen essays in the volume treat Hegel's relationship to Aristotle, frequently in ways that pose a major challenge to longstanding scholarly assumptions.
