Hegel's Conception Of The Determinate Negation (critical Studies In German Idealism)
by Terje Sparby /
2014 / English / PDF
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"The determinate negation" has by Robert Brandom been called
Hegel's most fundamental conceptual tool. In this book, Terje
Sparby agrees about the importance of the term, but rejects
Brandom's interpretation of it. Hegel's actual use of the term may
at first seem to be inconsistent, something that is reflected in
the scholarship. However, on closer inspection, three forms of
determinate negations can be discerned in Hegel's texts: A
"The determinate negation" has by Robert Brandom been called
Hegel's most fundamental conceptual tool. In this book, Terje
Sparby agrees about the importance of the term, but rejects
Brandom's interpretation of it. Hegel's actual use of the term may
at first seem to be inconsistent, something that is reflected in
the scholarship. However, on closer inspection, three forms of
determinate negations can be discerned in Hegel's texts: Anothing
nothing that is
that issomething
something, a moment of
, a moment oftransformation through loss
transformation through loss (like the Phoenix rising from
the ashes), and a
(like the Phoenix rising from
the ashes), and aunity of opposites
unity of opposites. Through an in-depth
interpretation of Hegel's work, a comprehensive account of the
determinate negation is developed in which these philosophically
challenging ideas are seen as parts of one overarching process.
. Through an in-depth
interpretation of Hegel's work, a comprehensive account of the
determinate negation is developed in which these philosophically
challenging ideas are seen as parts of one overarching process.
