The Hegelian concept of contradiction has a historical and practical origin. It is related to issues the young Hegel indicates with the names of ‘diremption’ and ‘opposition’. The analysis is conducted on three levels: theoretical, historical, and political-cultural. A central role in the Frankfurt period is played by the concepts of ‘love’ and ‘life,’ by which Hegel seeks to provide a preliminary explanation of the unification of opposites, and begins to develop a kind of dialectical thinking. At the end of this period he begins to use the concept of contradiction not to indicate a contradiction in thought, or in a theory, but rather as a means of expressing certain complex realities.
The Notion of Contradiction in Hegel's Early Writings
Raspa, V.
2017
Abstract
The Hegelian concept of contradiction has a historical and practical origin. It is related to issues the young Hegel indicates with the names of ‘diremption’ and ‘opposition’. The analysis is conducted on three levels: theoretical, historical, and political-cultural. A central role in the Frankfurt period is played by the concepts of ‘love’ and ‘life,’ by which Hegel seeks to provide a preliminary explanation of the unification of opposites, and begins to develop a kind of dialectical thinking. At the end of this period he begins to use the concept of contradiction not to indicate a contradiction in thought, or in a theory, but rather as a means of expressing certain complex realities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
