Arnold Vincent Miller aka. A.V. Miller (October 1, 1899 – 19 March 1991) was a well-known translator of
Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (27 August 1770 – 14 November 1831) was a 19th-century German idealism, German idealist. His influence extends across a wide range of topics from metaphysical issues in epistemology and ontology, to political phi ...
's ''
Phenomenology of Spirit
''The Phenomenology of Spirit'' (or ''The Phenomenology of Mind''; ) is the most consequential philosophical work of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Hegel described the 1807 work, a ladder to the greater philosophical system of the '' Encyclopaed ...
'' and ''
Science of Logic
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'' into English.
Life and works
Miller was born on October 1, 1899, in
London
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into a middle class family. He graduated from Hilldrop Road Secondary School in 1916. In 1917 he joined the
British Army
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.
Translation of the ''Phenomenology''
Miller's 1977 translation of ''The Phenomenology of Spirit'', featured a foreword as well as a line-by-line commentary of the text by
J. N. Findlay. At a time of renewal of interest in Hegel, It was a much needed improvement over the notorious shortcomings of the 1910 (revised in 1931) translation by
J. B. Baillie. Miller introduced independent paragraph numbering in his translation for the first time, which does not exist in the original German, but has proven to be useful for discussions and references throughout the years. Subsequent translators, such as
Terry Pinkard
Terry P. Pinkard (born 1947) is an American philosopher and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Georgetown University. His research and teaching focus on the German tradition in philosophy from Kant to the present. In addition to his ow ...
and
Michael Inwood
Michael James Inwood (12 February 1944 – 31 December 2021) was a British philosopher and fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. He is known for his works on Hegel, Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (; 26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German ...
have retained this numeration in their works with minor altercations. According to
Stephan Houlgate, Miller's translation provides many memorable passages, which reflect Hegel's own striking style.
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See also
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William Wallace (philosopher)
William Wallace (11 May 184418 February 1897) was a Scottish philosopher and academic who became fellow of Merton College, Oxford, Merton College and White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford University. He was best known for his studies o ...
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Michael Inwood
Michael James Inwood (12 February 1944 – 31 December 2021) was a British philosopher and fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. He is known for his works on Hegel, Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (; 26 September 1889 – 26 May 1976) was a German ...
References
1899 births
1991 deaths
English translators
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