During the years 1933-1939, the Marxist political philosopher Alexandre Kojeve brilliantly explicated--through a series of lectures--the philosophy of Hegel as it was developed in the Phenomenology of Spirit. Based on the major work by Kojeve, this collection of lectures was chosen by Bloom to show the intensity of Kojeve's study and thought and the depth of his insight into Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.

1. In Place of an Introduction2. Summary of the First Six Chapters of the Phenomenology of SpiritComplete Text of the First Three Lectures of the Academic Year 1937-19383. Summary of the Course in 1937-1938Excerpt from the 1938-1939 Annuaire of the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des Sciences religieuses4. Philosophy and WisdomComplete Text of the First Two Lectures of the Academic Year 1938-19395. A Note on Eternity, Time, and the ConceptComplete Text of the Sixth through Eighth Lectures of the Academic Year 1938-19396. Interpretation of the Third Part of Chapter VIII of the Phenomenology of Spirit (conclusion)Complete Text of the Twelfth Lecture of the Academic Year 1938-19397. The Dialectic of the Real and the Phenomenological Method in HegelComplete Text of the Sixth through Ninth Lectures of the Academic Year 1934-1935AppendixThe Structure of the Phenomenology of Spirit