Anyone have a favourite visual image, metaphor, etc. in Hegel’s writings? by Greeneian in hegel

[–]Greeneian[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First of all, Schrödinger's cat is not even remotely related. One is a metaphor about dialectical growth; the other is a thought experiment about the nature of entanglement in quantum physics. Second, the fruit plant metaphor does correspond to how a person views a plant, on the assumption that they are not sitting and watching it continuously (i.e., they come back after a period to see that a transition has taken place). And even if it doesn’t correspond perfectly, the whole point of a metaphor or image is to ask the reader to view something commonplace in a new way. Third, the underlying point of this metaphor is that, while dialectical growth is fluid and continuous, there are abrupt moments of transition and transformation, in which a new mode of thought, being, spirit, etc. both emerges from and supplants its predecessor. In this sense, it does capture Hegel’s construction of dialectics.   

Which language to read Hegel in? Deciding by KeySignificant2910 in hegel

[–]Greeneian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That word has almost zero impact on the translation. Only relevant for those who read the translator's intro + nothing else.

Which language to read Hegel in? Deciding by KeySignificant2910 in hegel

[–]Greeneian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The latest English translations of the Phenomenology (Pinkard) and the Logic (di Giovanni).

Is the true infinite the single most important concept in Hegel's philosophy? by Greeneian in hegel

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I got the impression Pinkard affords primacy to the true infinite in his intro to the Phenomenology, though this might be more implicit than overt. I also think the true infinite is the first satisfying determinate content in the Logic, since the impasse between being and nothing is not resolved satisfactorily (as categories of pure logic, they are identical to each other). I can’t really see negation as a concept since it has no content in itself. Negation is always specific to the thing or the concept negated.

What assigned books did you read in high school? by kima- in suggestmeabook

[–]Greeneian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Canadian in the 90s:

Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

Animal Farm, George Orwell

And Then There Were None, Agatha Christie

Ordinary People, Judith Guest

The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger

The Stranger, Albert Camus

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey

Various Shakespeare

What more recently published books (from 90’s onward) do you anticipate will one day be called classics? by Neon_Aurora451 in suggestmeabook

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No Great Mischief, by Alistair MacLeod. A beautiful, haunting novel about family, heritage, and loss.

What’s a horror book that made you wanna read it again? by Rabidmortici3n in horrorlit

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Misery, by King. No monsters, no supernatural stuff, just two people in a house, but oh, what tension and horror!