Hegel Society of Great Britain

The Hegel Society of Great Britain (HSGB) is an English-speaking forum for scholars and students interested in the writings of the philosopher GWF Hegel (1770–1831). Such scholastic interest may extend to Hegel's predecessors, contemporaries, followers and critics.

The Hegel Society of Great Britain

Abbreviation	HSGB
Formation	September, 1979
Founded at	Pembroke College, Oxford
Type	Learned Society
Purpose	"The study of the philosophical ideas of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and their historical sources and influence."[1]
Location	United Kingdom
Origins	1979-present
Membership	200
Honorary President	Robert B. Pippin
President	Stephen Houlgate
Secretary	Sebastian Stein
Bulletin Editor	Christoph Schuringa
Key people	Joe Saunders (Treasurer)
Publication	Hegel Bulletin
Website	https://hegel-society.org.uk

The HSGB was founded in 1979, has over 200 members, and holds an annual conference. Its bi-annual journal is the Hegel Bulletin, published by Cambridge University Press.^[2]

History

The inaugural meeting of the society was held in Pembroke College, Oxford, on September 21-22, 1979. During this meeting J. N. Findlay and T. M. Knox were elected as joint honorary presidents of the society. The executive committee consisted of:

• Raymond Plant (Southampton University), as Chairman
• David Lamb (Manchester University), as Secretary/Treasurer
• Z. A. Pelcynski (Pembroke College, Oxford), as Bulletin Editor

Other members members of the council included: Leon Pampa (University of Birmingham), Charles Taylor (University of Oxford), W. H. Walsh (University of Edinburgh) and Howard Williams (Aberystwyth University).^[3]

List of Presidents

• Stephen Houlgate^[4][5]
• Robert Stern
• Raymond Plant^[6] (Chairman)
• Z. A. Pelcynski (Chairman)

Honorary Presidents

• Robert B. Pippin
• John W. Burbidge
• H. S. Harris
• J. N. Findlay
• T. M. Knox

See also

• Hegel Society of America
• Internationale Hegel-Vereinigung
• Internationale Hegel-Gesellschaft
• Centre de recherche et de documentation sur Hegel
• Hegel-Archiv