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Full Idea
Every intellectual determination has its antithesis, its contradiction. Truth exists not in unity with, but in refutation of its opposite.
Gist of Idea
Each proposition has an antithesis, and truth exists as its refutation
Source
Ludwig Feuerbach (Towards a Critique of Hegel's Philosophy [1839], p.72)
Book Ref
Feuerbach,Ludwig: 'The Fiery Brook: Selected Writings', ed/tr. Hanfi,Zawar [Anchor 1972], p.72
A Reaction
This appears to be a rejection of the 'synthesis' in Hegel, in favour of what strikes me as a rather more sensible interpretation of the modern dialectic. Being exists in contrast to nothingness, and truth exists in contrast to its negation?
| 19441 | All philosophies presuppose their historical moment, and arise from it [Feuerbach] |
| 19442 | I don't study Plato for his own sake; the primary aim is always understanding [Feuerbach] |
| 19443 | Truth forges an impersonal unity between people [Feuerbach] |
| 19444 | Each proposition has an antithesis, and truth exists as its refutation [Feuerbach] |
| 19445 | A dialectician has to be his own opponent [Feuerbach] |
| 19446 | To our consciousness it is language which looks unreal [Feuerbach] |
| 19447 | The Absolute is the 'and' which unites 'spirit and nature' [Feuerbach] |