Why Theory

Hegel's Absolute Knowing

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Sep 4, 2022
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INSIGHT

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.
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Restless Negativity

  • Negativity is central to Hegel's philosophy, not synthesis.
  • Truth involves a restless negativity that constantly supersedes itself.
INSIGHT

Negativity and Positivity

  • Hegel links negativity to positivity, unlike thinkers like Derrida.
  • Every negative has a positive expression, rejecting pure negativity.
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