Reviving Hegel’s Dialectic by Maraguat, Edgar; Aragüés, Rafael;

Short description:

This volume presents a wide range of examples using Hegel's 'objective dialectic' as an interpretive key for understanding his philosophical work. It explores the potential of a strictly dialectical approach to central themes in Hegel's logic, philosophy of nature, and philosophy of spirit.

Long description:

This volume presents a wide range of examples using Hegel's 'objective dialectic' as an interpretive key for understanding his philosophical work. It explores the potential of a strictly dialectical approach to central themes in Hegel's logic, philosophy of nature, and philosophy of spirit.

The volume argues for taking contradiction seriously in Hegel's philosophy, understanding it in strictly theoretical terms that defy traditional conceptions of logic and ontology. The contributors demonstrate how Hegel's distinctive logical-metaphysical method, particularly his concept of 'dialectic' and the role of logical contradiction within it, can be applied to logical, epistemological, natural- and social-ontological, psychological, ethical, and political matters. Moving beyond both non-metaphysical readings and earlier ontological interpretations, the volume shows how Hegel's understanding of 'real contradiction' offers a renewed approach to his thematically rich oeuvre and addresses complex post-Kantian philosophical issues.

Reviving Hegel’s Dialectic will be of interest to researchers and graduate students specializing in Hegel, German Idealism, post-Kantian philosophy, and the history of logic.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Hegel’s Dialectic: Past, Present, and Prospects Edgar Maraguat  

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   The Speculative Predicate in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit Gregory S. Moss  

   
   


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   False and True Contradictions in Hegel: From Contradiction to Grounding Christian Spahn  

   
   


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   Hegel’s Foundation of Mechanics: The Dialectic of Space, Time, and Matter Rafael Aragüés  

   
   


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   Singularity and Life between the Science of Logic and the Philosophy of Nature Michela Bordignon  

   
   


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   Actualizing the Dialectic of Reason and Nature in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit:   
   How to “Reread” Observing Reason as Speculative Phenomenology of Nature Jennifer Ann Bates  

   
   


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   Habit or the Broken Circle of Nature and Spirit Berta M. Pérez  

   
   


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   Reading Hegel Dialectically on Abstract Right, Morality, and Ethical Life Edgar Maraguat  

   
   


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   The Highest Recognition of Our Spirit’s Majesty: The Right of Pardon as a True Contradiction Stefan Schick  

   
   


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   Hegel’s Dialectical Critique of the Nation-State Arash Abazari  

   
   


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    Dialectics between Logic and Politics Elena Ficara  

    
    

List of Contributors  

Index