Hegel, the master thinker of German Idealism, is the last great systematizer of European philosophy. Hoffmann's introduction to Hegel's complete works, chosen as one of the "Young Hopes" by the FAZ literature supplement in 2005, is now available in a second, expanded, and updated edition. All themes of Hegelian philosophy - thought and nature, history and spirit, law, religion, and science - are comprehensively explored and presented to today's readers. The book is a personal invitation to engage in philosophical conversation with one of the great figures in the history of thought.