Essays on Hegels Logic
by George di Giovanni
Category: Philosophy

This book, covering all aspects of Hegels logic, raises fundamental issues as well as particular problems of interpretation. It discusses whether a speculative logic is possible at all and whether Hegelian logic requires a metalogic or whether it can and ought to make an absolute beginning. It examines, conceptually and historically, the being-nothing dialectic, the relation of essence to show (Schein), and Hegels treatment of the modal categories. It proposes radically different views of the role of the understanding in Hegelian logic and a radically different view of the necessity underlying it. The book concludes with the argument that Hegels dialectical logic can cope with a problem that Aristotles could not. Essays on Hegels Logic provides a welcome introduction to those interested in this central piece of Hegels system, and it poses the question of whether, and how, the logic provides a closure to the system. In different ways, and with different degrees of explicitness, the book deals precisely with this issue.