Zain's Guide to Overthinking Everything

Notes on the Basics of Hegel Part 3: The Law of Non-Contradiction And The Dialectic              It should be made clear that Hegel is not against the law of non-contradiction nor is any sane person (but perhaps philosophers are insane). Hegel’s dialectical process is about the tension between two opposing ideas or concepts and overcoming these tensions to become something new. In this tension of the dialectical process these two concepts are in an intermediate state where it is neither itself and is itself at the same time. Perhaps the more accurate concept that arises from the dialectical process is absolute reality. The dialectic is the solution to the arising contradiction between the two concepts. Dialectics is not formal logic but material logic. It is an investigation into the ideal development of ideas along with all their conceptual content through contradictions of said ideas. In Hegelian dialectics, the concept contains its ...

Notes on the Basics of Hegel Part 2: Breakdown of the Phenomenology of Spirit     Hegel began by outlining the purpose of the work, the need for a systematic study of consciousness and self-consciousness. He suggests that the goal is to understand the development of human knowledge and to grasp the truth of this knowledge. Hegel sought to understand the unfolding of human thought over time. He believed that history was a rational process, and by tracing the development of consciousness, one could grasp the inherent logic and progression of human knowledge. Hegel introduced a dialectical method, which involves the resolution of contradictions through a process of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. This method allows for the dynamic development of thought, revealing the inherent contradictions within each stage and the synthesis that emerges. In examining consciousness and self-consciousness dialectically, Hegel reveals the internal conflicts and contradictions inherent in vari...