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Hegel's Critique of Metaphysics

Hardback

Main Details

Title Hegel's Critique of Metaphysics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Beatrice Longuenesse
Translated by Nicole J. Simek
SeriesModern European Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePhilosophy - metaphysics and ontology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521844666
ClassificationsDewey:110
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 May 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Hegel's Science of Logic has received less attention than his Phenomenology of Spirit, but Hegel himself took it to be his highest philosophical achievement and the backbone of his system. The present book focuses on this most difficult of Hegel's published works. Beatrice Longuenesse offers a close analysis of core issues, including discussions of what Hegel means by 'dialectical logic', the role and meaning of 'contradiction' in Hegel's philosophy, and Hegel's justification for the provocative statement that 'what is actual is rational, what is rational is actual'. She examines both Hegel's debt and his polemical reaction to Kant, and shows in great detail how his project of a 'dialectical' logic can be understood only in light of its relation to Kant's 'transcendental' logic. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Hegel's philosophy and its influence on contemporary philosophical discussion.

Author Biography

Beatrice Longuenesse is Professor of Philosophy at New York University. She is author of Kant on the Human Standpoint (2005).