RETHINKING HEGEL’S CENTURY IN THE TIME OF POSTMODERNISM
Volume 91, Issue 2 (2023), pp. 222–225
Pub. online: 22 December 2023
Type: Book Review
Open Access
Published
22 December 2023
22 December 2023
Abstract
The book Hegel’s Century: Alienation and Recognition in a Time of Revolution (Cambridge University Press, 2021) by Jon Stewart is a profound philosophical book. Reading Hegel is a challenge that requires close attention and a philosophical background; nevertheless, reading Hegel together with Jon Stewart is fully rewarded. The great value of the book is that it is mainly very easy to read, and that makes it different from traditional philosophy books, which people find too difficult. The book has an elegant text and a highly individual way of writing. It has already received recognition in the 2021 Prose Awards by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) for excellence in prose in the category Winner in Philosophy.