This book provides a comprehensive survey of Hegel's philosophical thought via a systematic exploration of over 100 key terms, from `absolute' to `will'. By exploring both the etymological background of such terms and Hegel's particular use of them, Michael Inwood clarifies for the modern reader much that has been regarded as difficult and obscure in Hegel's work.

Michael Inwood is Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Trinity College, Oxford. His publications include Hegel (1983) and Hegel: Selections (1989).