This edition includes all the Introductions and Prefaces that Hegel wrote for his works, from 1807 to 1832. Known primarily for their iconic aphoristic phrases, the Prefaces are primarily irreplaceable evidence of the way in which the philosopher has conceived the fundamental mission of each of his works. 

As for the Introductions, they are integral parts of the works to which they are prefixed: the project of Phenomenology is difficult to understand without its magnificent Introduction; the peculiarity of Hegelian Logic is nowhere clarified as clearly as in the Introduction to the Science of Logic; the need for the establishment of philosophy as a universal science within a system finds a clear formulation in the Introduction to the Encyclopedia; finally, the Philosophy of Right presupposes the connection of the concepts of will, freedom, and law, which is exposed in the Introduction to the work.

This edition presents these texts in a new, reliable translation, aiming to be a fundamental infrastructure work for the reception of Hegelian philosophy in Greece, but also a kind of "natural" introduction to the Hegelian philosophical universe. The extensive interpretive Comments guide the reader in a close reading of the texts, aiming at interpreting their main points, highlighting their logical course, and clarifying the meaning of obscure passages.