Quality and The Birth of Quantity in Hegel’s Science of Logic Volume 1: Hegel on Being

Hegel on Being provides an authoritative treatment of Hegel’s entire logic of being. Stephen Houlgate presents the Science of Logic as an important and neglected text within Hegel’s oeuvre that should hold a more significant place in the history of philosophy. In the Science of Logic, Hegel set forth a distinctive conception of the most fundamental forms of being through ideas on quality, quantity and measure. Exploring the full trajectory of Hegel’s logic of being from quality to measure, this two-volume work by a preeminent Hegel scholar situates Hegel’s text in relation to the work of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, and Frege. Volume I: Quality and the Birth of Quantity in Hegel’s ‘Science of Logic’ covers all material on the purpose and method of Hegel’s dialectical logic and charts the crucial transition from the concept of quality to that of quantity, as well as providing an original account of Hegel’s critique of Kant’s antinomies across two chapters. Volume II: Quantity and Measure in Hegel’s ‘Science of Logic’ continues the discussion of Hegel’s logic of being and considers all aspects of quantity and measure in his logic, including his basic categories of being, writings on calculus, philosophy of mathematics, as well as a comparative study of Hegel and Frege’s approach to logic. Lucidly written, with characteristic philosophical depth and analysis, Houlgate’s Hegel on Being explicates one of Hegel’s most complex works, providing a vital reference for a generation of Hegel scholars and a major contribution to the literature on 19th century German philosophy. Cover Halftitle page Title page Copyright page Dedication CONTENTS PREFACE NOTE ON THE TEXTS NOTE ON REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS PART ONE The Purpose and Method of Hegel’s Logic CHAPTER ONE Categories, Language and Metaphysics THE ROLE OF CATEGORIES METAPHYSICS, EMPIRICISM AND THEIR PRESUPPOSITIONS CHAPTER TWO Hegel’s Critique of Kant1 THE LIMITS OF KANTIAN CRITIQUE THE PROBLEM OF THE “THING IN ITSELF” CATEGORIES AND JUDGEMENT FROM KANT TO HEGEL CHAPTER THREE Logic without Presuppositions: the Beginning REVIEW: FROM METAPHYSICS, VIA KANT, TO PRESUPPOSITIONLESS THOUGHT BEGINNING WITH THE THOUGHT OF “PURE BEING” CHAPTER FOUR The Method of Speculative Logic THOUGHT’S PASSIVITY THE PROBLEM OF JUDGEMENT The speculative sentence THOUGHT’S ACTIVITY THE ROLE OF UNDERSTANDING RESTRAINT METHOD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE END The first reconception of the beginning at the end of logic The second reconception of the beginning at the end of logic Method viewed from the end of logic: conclusion CHAPTER FIVE Logic and Metaphysics THE PRESUPPOSITIONS OF HEGEL’S PRESUPPOSITIONLESS LOGIC THOUGHT AND BEING BEING AND “BEING FOR THOUGHT” LOGIC AND METAPHYSICS PHENOMENOLOGY AND LOGIC PIPPIN’S INTERPRETATION OF HEGEL’S LOGIC PART TWO Quality CHAPTER SIX Being, Nothing, Becoming PURE BEING BEING AND NOTHING NOTHING AND BEING THE IMMEDIATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PURE BEING AND PURE NOTHING BECOMING THE TRANSITION TO DETERMINATE BEING (DASEIN) SUBLATION (AUFHEBUNG) SCHELLING AND HEGELIAN BECOMING CHAPTER SEVEN Determinate Being (Dasein) DASEIN AS SUCH QUALITY REALITY AND NEGATION CONCLUDING REMARKS CHAPTER EIGHT Something and Other FROM DASEIN TO SOMETHING (ETWAS) NEGATION AND NEGATIVITY THE OTHER SOMETHING AND OTHER CHANGE CHAPTER NINE Being-in-itself and Being-for-other THE SOMETHING THAT ARISES THROUGH CHANGE BEING-IN-ITSELF AND BEING-FOR-OTHER THE IDENTITY OF BEING-IN-ITSELF AND BEING-FOR-OTHER DETERMINATION AND CONSTITUTION THE IDENTITY OF DETERMINATION AND CONSTITUTION THE DERIVATION OF LIMIT CHAPTER TEN Limit and Finitude THE CONTRADICTIONS IN THE LIMIT THE TRANSITION TO FINITUDE FINITUDE IN ITS IMMEDIACY LIMIT AND LIMITATION THE OUGHT OR SHOULD ( SOLLEN) THE OUGHT AND LIMITATION AS TWO FORMS OF LIMITATION CHAPTER ELEVEN The Finite and the Infinite FROM FINITUDE TO INFINITY THE “BAD” INFINITE THE PROGRESS TO INFINITY THE UNITY OF THE FINITE AND THE INFINITE TRUE, OR AFFIRMATIVE, INFINITY CONCLUDING REMARKS CHAPTER TWELVE Being-for-self, and the One and the Many FROM TRUE INFINITY TO BEING-FOR-SELF BEING-FOR-SELF BEING-FOR-ONE (SEIN-FÜR-EINES) THE ONE (EINS) THE ONE AND THE VOID THE MANY ONES HEGEL AND PLATO ON THE ONE AND THE MANY REPULSION THE EXCLUSION OF THE ONE ATTRACTION ATTRACTION AND REPULSION THE MUTUAL PRESUPPOSING OF REPULSION AND ATTRACTION CHAPTER THIRTEEN From Quality to Quantity HOW QUALITATIVE BEING BECOMES A MOMENT THE ONE AS A MOMENT OF QUANTITY QUALITY AND QUANTITY PART THREE Quantity CHAPTER FOURTEEN Quantity and Divisibility PURE QUANTITY THE DIVISIBILITY OF QUANTITY CHAPTER FIFTEEN Excursus: Hegel, Kant and the Antinomies HEGEL ON KANT’S ANTINOMIES KANT ON REASON AND TRANSCENDENTAL ILLUSION THE DIALECTICAL ARGUMENT PRESUPPOSED BY THE ANTINOMIES KANT ON THE ANTINOMIES IN GENERAL HEGEL ON KANT’S ANTINOMIES ONCE AGAIN CHAPTER SIXTEEN Excursus: Hegel and Kant’s Second Antinomy KANT’S SECOND ANTINOMY: THE THESIS, ITS PROOF AND HEGEL’S CRITIQUE KANT’S SECOND ANTINOMY: THE ANTITHESIS, ITS PROOF AND HEGEL’S CRITIQUE HEGEL ON ZENO AND ARISTOTLE HEGEL, ARISTOTLE AND KANT ON THE CONTINUITY OF QUANTITY (AND SPACE) CONCLUSION NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX "Hegel on Being provides an authoritative treatment of Hegel's entire logic of being. Stephen Houlgate presents the Science of Logic as an important and neglected text within Hegel's oeuvre that should hold a more significant place in the history of philosophy. In the Science of Logic, Hegel set forth a distinctive conception of the most fundamental forms of being through ideas on quality, quantity and measure. Exploring the full trajectory of Hegel's logic of being from quality to measure, this two-volume work by preeminent Hegel scholar, Houlgate situates Hegel's text in relation to the work of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, and Frege. Volume I: Quality and the Birth of Quantity in Hegel's 'Science of Logic' covers all material on the purpose and method of Hegel's dialectical logic and charts the crucial transition from the concept of quality to that of quantity, as well as providing an original account of Hegel's critique of Kant's antinomies across two chapters. Volume II: Quantity and Measure in Hegel's 'Science of Logic' continues the discussion of Hegel's logic of being and considers all aspects of quantity and measure in his logic, including his basic categories of being, writings on calculus, philosophy of mathematics, as well as a comparative study of Hegel and Frege's approach to logic. Lucidly written, with characteristic philosophical depth and analysis, Houlgate's Hegel on Being explicates one of Hegel's most complex works, providing a vital reference for a generation of Hegel scholars and a major contribution to the literature on 19th century German philosophy"-- Provided by publisher Hegel on Being provides an authoritative treatment of Hegels entire logic of being. Stephen Houlgate presents the Science of Logic as an important and neglected text within Hegels oeuvre that should hold a more significant place in the history of philosophy. In the Science of Logic , Hegel set forth a distinctive conception of the most fundamental forms of being through ideas on quality, quantity and measure. Exploring the full trajectory of Hegels logic of being from quality to quantity, this two-volume work by preeminent Hegel scholar, Houlgate situates Hegels text in relation to the work of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, and Frege. Volume I: Quality and the Birth of Quantity in Hegel's 'Science of Logic' covers all material on the purpose and method of Hegels dialectical logic and charts the crucial transition from ideas of quality to quantity, as well as providing an original account of Hegels critique of Kants antinomies across several chapters. Volume II: Quantity and Measure in Hegel's 'Science of Logic' continues the discussion of Hegels logic of being and considers all aspects of quantity in his logic, including his basic categories of being, writings on calculus, philosophy of mathematics, as well as a comparative study of Hegel and Freges approach to logic. Lucidly written, with characteristic philosophical depth and analysis, Houlgates Hegel on Being explicates one of Hegels most complex works, providing a vital reference for a generation of Hegel scholars and a major contribution to the literature on 19th century German philosophy. Comprehensive Two-volume Work On Hegel's Logic Of Being Which Charts The Trajectory From Quality To Quantity Alongside Comparative Studies With Major Philosophers.