Single Idea 21765

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding]

Full Idea

Hegel's logic reveals that the true ground of something is not something other than it is, but the substance of that thing itself, or the rational concept that makes the thing what it is.

Gist of Idea

The ground of a thing is not another thing, but the first thing's substance or rational concept

Source

report of Georg W.F.Hegel (Science of Logic [1816]) by Stephen Houlgate - An Introduction to Hegel 02 'The Method'

Book Reference

Houlgate,Stephen: 'An Introduction to Hegel' [Blackwell 2005], p.38


A Reaction

This seems to be classic Aristotelian essentialism, though Aristotle was also interested in dependence relations.

Related Idea

Idea 21769 We must start with absolute abstraction, with no presuppositions, so we start with pure being [Hegel]