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Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition, Hardcover by Magee, Glenn Alexander, Brand .... Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition, Hardcover by Magee, Glenn Alexander, ISBN 0801438721, ISBN-13 9780801438721, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Because Hegel (1) claimed to have attained wisdom rather than to be seeking it, Magee (philosophy, Georgia State U.) cannot count him as a philosopher, as the Greeks originally conceived of philosophy. However, he says, the claim is consistent with the Hermetic tradition, sometimes called theosophy or esotericism, and less precisely mysticism or occultism. He draws evidence from both his work and his life. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR () Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition, Hardcover by Magee, Glenn Alexander, ISBN 0801438721, ISBN-13 9780801438721, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Because Hegel (1) claimed to have attained wisdom rather than to be seeking it, Magee (philosophy, Georgia State U.) cannot count him as a philosopher, as the Greeks originally conceived of philosophy. However, he says, the claim is consistent with the Hermetic tradition, sometimes called theosophy or esotericism, and less precisely mysticism or occultism. He draws evidence from both his work and his life. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()