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Showing posts with label Hegel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hegel. Show all posts
Saturday, April 02, 2011
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Indexes
Michael Dummett, in his preface to the first edition of Frege: Philosophy of Language, says:
"I am always disappointed when a book lacks a preface: it is like arriving at someone's house for dinner, and being conducted straight into the dining room" (ix).
I agree, but I am also disappointed when a book lacks a good index: it's like having an enjoyable dinner with friends but then not being able to remember all the witty anecdotes.
The best example of an index entry I am aware of is the entry for "Hegel" in Terry Pinkard's Hegel: A Biography, which itself can function as a kind of super-abbreviated biography. I've reproduced a slightly abridged version of the "Hegel" entry below:
"I am always disappointed when a book lacks a preface: it is like arriving at someone's house for dinner, and being conducted straight into the dining room" (ix).
I agree, but I am also disappointed when a book lacks a good index: it's like having an enjoyable dinner with friends but then not being able to remember all the witty anecdotes.
The best example of an index entry I am aware of is the entry for "Hegel" in Terry Pinkard's Hegel: A Biography, which itself can function as a kind of super-abbreviated biography. I've reproduced a slightly abridged version of the "Hegel" entry below:
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
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