Hegel: The Science of Logic (Summarized Edition) (eBook)

The Science of Logic refounds logic as the self-movement of pure thought. Through the Doctrines of Being, Essence, and the Concept, Hegel tracks how indeterminate immediacy (Being-Nothing-Becoming) unfolds, by determinate negation and sublation (Aufhebung), into reflective structures and finally the self-determining Idea. Eschewing examples and formal deduction, the prose is austerely speculative: meanings emerge immanently in "speculative sentences." Within post-Kantian German Idealism, the work contests Kant's limits on metaphysics and transforms logic from a calculus of form into a science of content. Hegel, educated at the Tübinger Stift with Hölderlin and Schelling, wrote amid the shocks of revolution and empire. The Phenomenology of Spirit supplied the standpoint; professorships at Heidelberg and Berlin shaped revisions. His aim was to reconcile modern freedom with rational necessity by exhibiting reason's own dialectical motion. Recommended to readers ready for slow, concept-by-concept study, it is indispensable for metaphysics, logic, and social theory. Those probing the roots of Marx, phenomenology, or critical theory will find a matrix here; begin with Being's opening triad and follow each transition with care. Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable-distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.