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The argument of the phenomenology
pp. 79-219
Abstract
As we saw earlier, to overcome the opposition of consciousness and to establish complete immanence of consciousness means to transcend the limitations of finite consciousness as a principle of a priori determination of objectivity and to transform the finite unity of intuition and concept into the infinite "form" of the Concept. This means that the Phenomenology must begin with a finite consciousness, and then show why and how this finite principle develops into the radical immanence of the Concept or of Absolute Knowing. Hegel's candidate for the initial form in which finite consciousness comes on the scene is sense-certainty. But the conditions under which the Phenomenology unfolds its argument are complex. To understand this complexity, I will first look at the larger picture, i.e. the location of the Phenomenology within Hegel's system.
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Brinkmann Klaus (2011) Idealism without limits: Hegel and the problem of objectivity. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 79-219
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3622-3_3
Full citation:
Brinkmann Klaus (2011) The argument of the phenomenology, In: Idealism without limits, Dordrecht, Springer, 79–219.