Non-Hegelian conceptions of phenomenology. “Hegel’s own ideas about what he was trying to accomplish in his first book changed while he was writing it… and the subtitle… [Phenomenology of the Mind] was an afterthought.” The genesis of the work. “Hegel used ‘phenomenology’ in an altogether different way… in 1817.” “The question about Hegel’s conception of phenomenology… [is] usable as a key to the study of his whole thought and development.” Seven questions