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Hegel's Progressivism Challenged
- Hegel's progressivism was challenged by thinkers like Slavoj Žižek.
- Žižek highlighted Hegel's focus on retroactivity, where progress is an illusion of the present.
Restless Negativity
- Negativity is central to Hegel's philosophy, not synthesis.
- Truth involves a restless negativity that constantly supersedes itself.
Negativity and Positivity
- Hegel links negativity to positivity, unlike thinkers like Derrida.
- Every negative has a positive expression, rejecting pure negativity.