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A thought-provoking exploration of the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of human behavior and experience, drawing on insights from science, literature, and religion.

Baillie provides a lucid and insightful exposition of idealist philosophy, exploring how our subjective experiences shape our understanding of reality. This accessible work is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of philosophy or contemporary debates in epistemology.

In The Phenomenology of Mind, idealist philosopher Georg Hegel (1770–1831) defied the traditional epistemological distinction of objective from subjective and developed his own dialectical alternative. Remarkable for the breadth and profundity of its philosophical insights, this work combines psychology, logic, moral philosophy, and history to form a comprehensive view that encompasses all forms of civilization. Its three divisions consist of the subjective mind (dealing with anthropology and psychology), the objective mind (concerning philosophical issues of law and morals), and the absolute mind (covering fine arts, religion, and philosophy).