Single Idea 5646

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence]

Full Idea

It would not be unfair to say that Hegel's metaphysics consists of an ontological proof of the existence of everything.

Gist of Idea

Hegel gives an ontological proof of the existence of everything

Source

report of Georg W.F.Hegel (works [1812]) by Roger Scruton - Short History of Modern Philosophy Ch.12

Book Reference

Scruton,Roger: 'A Short History of Modern Philosophy' [ARK 1985], p.171


A Reaction

This is so gloriously far from David Hume that we must all find some appeal in it. The next question would be whether necessary existence has been proved. If so, given death, decay and entropy, what is it that has to exist? 2nd Law of Thermodynamics?