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Introduction

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Volume 1: “The Spell of Plato”, Part 1: “The Myth of Origin and Destiny”

Volume 1, Chapters 1-3

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Volume 1: “The Spell of Plato”, Part 2: “Plato’s Descriptive Sociology”

Volume 1, Chapters 4-5

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Volume 1: “The Spell of Plato”, Part 3: “Plato’s Political Program”

Volume 1, Chapters 6-9

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Volume 1: “The Spell of Plato”, Part 3: “The Background of Plato’s Attack”

Volume 1, Chapter 10

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Volume 2: “The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath”, Part 1: “The Rise of Oracular Philosophy”

Volume 2, Chapters 11-12

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Volume 2: “The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath”, Part 2: “Marx’s Method”

Volume 2, Chapters 13-17

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Volume 2: “The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath”, Part 3: “Marx’s Prophecy”

Volume 2, Chapters 18-21

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Volume 2: “The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath”, Part 4: “Marx’s Ethics”

Volume 2, Chapter 22

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Volume 2: “The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath”, Part 5: “The Aftermath”

Volume 2, Chapters 23-24

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Volume 2: “The High Tide of Prophecy: Hegel, Marx, and the Aftermath”, Part 6: “Conclusion”