Philosophy and the Absolute

The Modes of Hegel’s Speculation

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Philosophy and the Absolute by R.G. McRae, Springer Netherlands
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: R.G. McRae ISBN: 9789400950993
Publisher: Springer Netherlands Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: R.G. McRae
ISBN: 9789400950993
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

I have purposely limited myself to a rather brief statement in this introduc tion, in order that the summing up be not misrepresented for the discursive development of the whole. There is something more than mildly dangerous in setting oneself a series of goals in an introduction only to find them happily attained in the conclusion, as if getting from the beginning to the end was simply a question of transition. Of course, the destination of a speculative presentation includes the process of development in such a way that the end is always implicitly the beginning: each configuration simply forms a deter minate moment within the on-going manifestation of the "absolute". It is around Hegel's concept of the absolute, how it is known and how it presents itself, which the bulk of our discussion turns. We may say tentatively that the absolute speaks. This speaking is the manifestation of the absolute itself, not a dissimulation or mere appearance, and consequently can be known and known most perfectly in language. In Hegel's system, this speak ing or discourse has exhausted itself and is complete, but in what manner this "close" is achieved remains the question which disturbs and provokes our own speech in what is to come.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

I have purposely limited myself to a rather brief statement in this introduc tion, in order that the summing up be not misrepresented for the discursive development of the whole. There is something more than mildly dangerous in setting oneself a series of goals in an introduction only to find them happily attained in the conclusion, as if getting from the beginning to the end was simply a question of transition. Of course, the destination of a speculative presentation includes the process of development in such a way that the end is always implicitly the beginning: each configuration simply forms a deter minate moment within the on-going manifestation of the "absolute". It is around Hegel's concept of the absolute, how it is known and how it presents itself, which the bulk of our discussion turns. We may say tentatively that the absolute speaks. This speaking is the manifestation of the absolute itself, not a dissimulation or mere appearance, and consequently can be known and known most perfectly in language. In Hegel's system, this speak ing or discourse has exhausted itself and is complete, but in what manner this "close" is achieved remains the question which disturbs and provokes our own speech in what is to come.

More books from Springer Netherlands

Cover of the book Wetland Techniques by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Design of Tools for Deformation Processes by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book The Trace-Fossil Record of Major Evolutionary Events by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Space and Incongruence by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Eco-socialism as Politics by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Cultural Selection by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book The Cultured Cell and Inherited Metabolic Disease by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Automatic trend estimation by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty in Hydrosystem Engineering by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Mobility and Environment by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book Possible Futures of European Education by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book On Time - New Contributions to the Husserlian Phenomenology of Time by R.G. McRae
Cover of the book EPR of Free Radicals in Solids II by R.G. McRae
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy