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Can Hegel still speak to us today? Does he still have something to say to us in a world marked by climate crisis, individualism, technological transformations, and a loss of political direction? In what sense, ultimately, can Hegel be our contemporary?

This book begins with a conviction: that Hegel's questions do not merely belong to the past. Thus, rather than offering a literal commentary on the Phenomenology of Spirit, the essays collected in this volume establish a dialogue between Hegelian thought and current philosophical trends, exploring contemporary issues from multiple perspectives. Through politics, aesthetics, social theory, and intellectual history, the authors address some of the most pressing problems of our time: social atomism, the crisis of the subject and institutions, technological transformation, the intersection of language, reality, and thought, and the place of philosophy in a culture dominated by science and capital.

Contemporary Hegel It brings together established figures and young researchers who propose to rethink Hegel, not to repeat his answers, but to reactivate his questions and measure, through them, the form that our present takes.

Note about the editors

Clara Ramas is a philosopher and professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in contemporary philosophy and critical theory. Her research focuses on the tradition of German idealism, particularly Marx and Hegel, as well as the analysis of the social forms of capitalism. She has published works on fetishism, ideology, and the critique of political economy, and her career combines academic research with public engagement.

José Luis Villacañas Berlanga is Professor of Philosophy at the Complutense University of Madrid and a specialist in the history of political ideas. His work addresses political philosophy, European and Spanish intellectual history, and the study of modernity. He has worked on authors such as Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Hegel, and is the author of a substantial body of essays characterized by historical rigor and attention to contemporary debates.