Hegel's Metaphysics of Being: An Ontological Reading of the Lesser Logic

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-74263-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 37, 211 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Critical Studies in German Idealism

Hegel's Encyclopedia (“Lesser”) Logic and its Additions represent his definitive work (1830) on fundamental ontology, whose goal is to deduce purposive nature, the subject of the subsequent book in Hegel’s system, the Philosophy of Nature. While commentators have snubbed the “Lesser” Logic in favor of its “Greater” sibling, the Encyclopedia Logic’s posthumous, student-note Additions invite us into Hegel’s notoriously challenging metaphysical thought, offering lively references to his world and times. Further, in the Additions, we hear the thinker himself and feel the strength of his belief that even the most speculative philosophy is meant to be taught, understood and enjoyed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reid, Jeffrey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Textual Considerations

Introduction: Logic as Fundamental Ontology

Preconception (Vorbegriff): Metaphysical Preconceptions of the Day and the Need for Speculative Philosophy Preconception 1: the Reality of Thought Preconception 2: the First Position of Thought toward Objectivity: Pre-critical Metaphysics Preconception 3: Second Position of Thought toward Objectivity: Empiricism and Criticism Preconception 4: the Third Position of Thought toward Objectivity: Immediate Knowing More Precise Conception (Closer Concept) and Division of the Logic

1 Objective Logic

Being and Essence 1 The Doctrine of Being 1.1 Being as Quality 1.2 Being as Quantity 1.3 Being as Measure 2 The Doctrine of Essence 2.1 Essence as Ground of Existence Determinations of Reflection: Identity, Difference and Existing Things 2.2 Essence as Phenomenon: Relations of Meaningful Appearance 2.3 Essence as Actuality: the World as We’ve Come to Know It

2 Subjective Logic

Enlivening Being 1 The Doctrine of the Concept 1.1 The Subjective Concept 1.2 The Concept as Object 1.3 The Idea: Life and Thought

3 The Absolute Idea

A Concluding Disclosure

Bibliography

index

Über Autor(innen)

Jeffrey Reid is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa and the author of numerous articles on Hegel in specialized journals. His monograph books include Hegel’s Grammatical Ontology: Vanishing Words and Hermeneutical Openness in the Phenomenology of Spirit (2021).