Hegel on Mechanisms, Organisation and ExplanationMain Threads of True Purposes in Hegel’s Logic

  1. Edgar Maraguat
Journal:
Teorema: Revista internacional de filosofía

ISSN: 0210-1602

Year of publication: 2024

Volume: 43

Issue: 2

Pages: 95-112

Type: Article

More publications in: Teorema: Revista internacional de filosofía

Abstract

En este artículo presento los argumentos centrales de mi libro True Purposes in Hegel’s Logic. En particular, desarrollo el argumento de Hegel a favor de la teleología como verdad del mecanismo, que es central en su discusión de la teleología y la objetividad de la finalidad en su lógica filosófica. Relaciono brevemente los puntos de vista de Hegel con algunas aproximaciones contemporáneas a los mecanismos y las explicaciones mecánicas para facilitar una evaluación adecuada.

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