A Commentary on the Passing Scene by
Robert Paul Wolff
rwolff@afroam.umass.edu
Friday, July 8, 2016
THE LIMITS OF THE INTERNET
I bought Paul Guyer's translation of the FIRST CRITIQUE so Amazon suggested that I might like Hegel's PHENOMENOLOGY OF MIND. Somebody has to reconfigure their program!
That's standard. Hegel's Phenomenology appeared for me too, as well as Spinoza's Ethics and Hume's Treatise.
They don't seem to track or take into account your personal purchasing or browsing history in the suggestions. I would have imagined that Amazon had the reading or browsing habits of each of us completely figured out.
Amazon believes that all German idealists are alike. And most recent Hegel scholarship would lead you to believe that Hegel was preoccupied with Kant's epistemology. This type of scholarship emphasizes the influence of Kant and Fichte on Hegel and misses the real influence of Spinoza and Schelling.
That's standard. Hegel's Phenomenology appeared for me too, as well as Spinoza's Ethics and Hume's Treatise.
ReplyDeleteThey don't seem to track or take into account your personal purchasing or browsing history in the suggestions. I would have imagined that Amazon had the reading or browsing habits of each of us completely figured out.
That's not half as bad as when I buy a paperback, so they recommend a hardcover of the same book.
ReplyDeleteAmazon believes that all German idealists are alike. And most recent Hegel scholarship would lead you to believe that Hegel was preoccupied with Kant's epistemology. This type of scholarship emphasizes the influence of Kant and Fichte on Hegel and misses the real influence of Spinoza and Schelling.
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