Book introduction

　In this book, we investigate the context that shapes the sphere of thought of Classical German Philosophy. We organize the situation of the thinkers who were able to accept Kant’s critical philosophy at a relatively young age, with the students of the “Tübinger Stift” at the forefront, by drawing auxiliary lines of “Spinozism” and “critical philosophy.” The historical quality of Hegel can only be clarified by placing the specificity of its approach within the flow of Classical German philosophy. We consider this the “hidden source” of Hegel’s metaphysical speculation and attempt to elucidate the significance of the Phenomenology of Spirit concept in continuity with the “Tübinger Stift.”