In this already classic volume, Dieter Henrich demonstrates what it means to uncover the entirety of Hegel's thought through precise individual studies. It is not the historical overview of philosophy that proves to be the key, but rather the detailed analysis of historical constellations and the step-by-step reconstruction of central arguments that lead to an understanding of the philosopher. In doing so, Henrich introduces significant conceptual tools from Anglo-American analytical philosophy into the interpretation of Hegel and anticipates the approaches of his own later major projects on constellation research. The new edition, featuring a new afterword by the author, makes these frequently reprinted but long out-of-print studies accessible again. Between Hölderlin and Marx, between Hegel's early Tübingen period and the development of the system, they open pathways to Hegel's texts and their contexts.