During the years 1933-1939, the Marxist political philosopher Alexandre Kojeve brilliantly explicated-- through a series of lectures- - the philosophy of Hegel as it was developed in the Phenomenology of Spirit. Based on the major work by Kojeve, this collection of lectures was chosen by Bloom to show the intensity of Kojeve`s study and thought and the depth of his insight into Hegel`s Phenomenology of Spirit