The Absolute Idea (Part Two)

First English edition of Science of Logic (1929)

In this post, we discuss the paragraphs on the method of logic dealing with beginning and development from the Absolute Idea section of Hegel's Science of Logic (1816).

The Absolute Idea (Part One)

First English edition of Hegel's Science of Logic (1929).

This is the first of three posts analysing Hegel's essay on the "Absolute Idea" in his Science of Logic (1816), in which he addresses the method of logical science in general and its place in his philosophical system.

Minor Philological Note

First English translation of Hegel's Science of Logic.

This post identifies a reference to the Phenomenology of Spirit in Hegel's Science of Logic from the original editions.

Hegel on Teleology and Life

Teleology in action: plants strive for the sunlight in Queensland, Australia.    

This post analyses Hegel’s view of teleology, or apparent purpose in nature, in his Science of Logic.

Hegel on the Concept in General (Part Two)

First English translation of Hegel's Science of Logic (1929).

This concluding post (of two) on Hegel's essay on "The Concept in General" from the Science of Logic relates his view of reason to the idea of self-consciousness drawn from Kant's critical philosophy.

Hegel on the Concept in General (Part One)

The first English translation of Hegel's Science of Logic (1929).

 This post is the first part of two analysing the essay on "The Concept in General" from Hegel's Science of Logic (1812-16).

The Illuminated, by Anindita Ghose.

The Illuminated, by Anindita Ghose.

In a departure from the usual fare of this blog, we review a recent Indian novel with a frustrated Hegel-scholar as a lead character: Anindita Ghose's The Illuminated (New Delhi, 2021).