Wissenschaft der Logik — Band 1

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6729

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Wissenschaft der Logik — Band 1

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de

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Hegel's monumental treatise on objective logic explores the dialectical evolution of concepts from pure Being through Essence to Concept. This volume systematically analyzes categories such as Quality, Quantity, Measure, Appearance, and Causality, arguing that reality is a self-developing logical process where contradictions drive philosophical progress.

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In 'Wissenschaft der Logik' (Science of Logic), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel constructs a rigorous system of objective logic that challenges static views of reality by presenting existence as a dynamic, self-determining totality. The work begins with the indeterminate unity of Being and Nothing, deriving Becoming from their synthesis. Hegel proceeds through Dasein (Determined Being) and For-Itself-Being (Unity), demonstrating how qualitative distinctions transition into quantitative measures. He examines magnitude, number, and specific gravity, illustrating how continuous quantitative changes eventually trigger sudden qualitative leaps. The text then investigates Essence, analyzing appearance, reflection, contradiction, and the ground of things. Hegel develops theories of force, law, and necessity before critiquing mechanistic causality. Through the concept of mutual interaction (Wechselwirkung), he dissolves external cause-and-effect chains into an internal identity of active and passive powers. In this synthesis, necessity is revealed as freedom, establishing the realm of subjectivity where the universal and particular unite in concrete individuality. Hegel's analysis moves from pure being to essence and finally to actuality. He argues that quantity is not merely external but contains qualitative determinations within itself. As quantities change continuously, they reach a threshold where a new quality emerges, demonstrating that the quantitative and qualitative are inseparable moments of reality. This leads to an examination of force and its manifestation, showing how the infinite regress of cause and effect in mechanistic views is resolved through mutual interaction. In this state, substances are no longer external agents but are defined by their reciprocal determination. Ultimately, Hegel demonstrates that the absolute substance differentiates itself into universality, particularity, and individuality. These distinctions are not separate entities but moments of a single reflexive identity. This progression reveals the concept as the realm of subjectivity or freedom. By showing how the negative is internal to the positive and how contradiction drives development, Hegel establishes a metaphysical framework where reality is understood as a logical process unfolding from within itself, rather than a collection of isolated facts governed by blind external forces.

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