Abstract

This ambitious and exciting study appears in a series concerning philosophers in the Kantian and post-Kantian European tradition. Ferrarin opens with a clear statement of his goal: “This work does not merely intend to show the extent to which Hegel is indebted to Aristotle or the degree to which his interpretation of Aristotle is at times arbitrary or misguided. To be sure, it will also spell out such points, but it is not intended simply to be an exposition of Hegel’s interpretation of Aristotle. It can be characterized as a detailed analysis of the relation between Hegel’s interpretation of Aristotle’s thought and his usage and elaboration on it. Its main task is to show the tensions that result from this contrast”. Ferrarin works out his account in four parts, “The History of Philosophy and Its Place Within the System”, “Logic And Metaphysics”, “Aristotle and The Realphilosophie”, and “Conclusions”. The volume is completed by an extensive Bibliography and two Indices.