Single Idea 22058

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 5. Coherentism / a. Coherence as justification]

Full Idea

Hegel's system culminates in the 'absolute idea', the explanation of why all particular truths depend on the relationship to other truths for their justification.

Gist of Idea

Hegel's 'absolute idea' is the interdependence of all truths to justify any of them

Source

report of Georg W.F.Hegel (Science of Logic [1816]) by Andrew Bowie - German Philosophy: a very short introduction 3

Book Reference

Bowie,Andrew: 'German Philosophy: very short intro' [OUP 2010], p.46


A Reaction

The 'hyper-coherence' theory of justification. The normal claim is that there must be considerable local coherence to provide decent support. Hegel's picture sounds like part of the Enlightenment Dream. Is the idea of 'all truths' coherent?