Single Idea 22037

[catalogued under 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity]

Full Idea

What gives objectivity to a judgment about an object is not correspondence, but the way in which a judgement is located within a pattern of reasonng that is determined by the way in which Geist is historically determined as necessarily taking the object.

Clarification

'Geist' is usually translated as 'spirit'

Gist of Idea

Objectivity is not by correspondence, but by the historical determined necessity of Geist

Source

report of Georg W.F.Hegel (Science of Logic [1816], Intro) by Terry Pinkard - German Philosophy 1760-1860

Book Reference

Pinkard,Terry: 'German Philosophy 1760-1860' [CUP 2002], p.258


A Reaction

I quote this, but I'm blowed if I can make sense of how objectivity could be achieved in such a way. How can a historical process create a necessary judgement? Sorry, I'm fairly new to Hegel. Pinker says it is the practice of giving reasons.