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The Idea of Hegel's ""Science of Logic""

By (author) Stanley Rosen

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Although Hegel consideredÂ Science of LogicÂ essential to his philosophy, it has received scant commentary compared with the other three books he published in his lifetime. Here philosopher Stanley Rosen rescues theÂ Science of LogicÂ from obscurity, arguing that its neglect is responsible for contemporary philosophyâ€™s fracture into many different and opposed schools of thought. Through deep and careful analysis, Rosen sheds new light on the precise problems that animate Hegelâ€™s overlooked book and their tremendous significance to philosophical conceptions of logic and reason. Rosenâ€™s overarching question is how, if at all, rationalism can overcome the split between monism and dualism. Monismâ€”which claims a singular essence for all thingsâ€”ultimately leads to nihilism, while dualism, which claims multiple, irreducible essences, leads to what Rosen calls â€œthe endless chatter of the history of philosophy.â€ TheÂ Science of Logic, he argues, is the fundamental text to offer a new conception of rationalism that might overcome this philosophical split. Leading readers through Hegelâ€™s book from beginning to end, Rosenâ€™s argument culminates in a masterful chapter on the Idea in Hegel. By fully appreciating the Science of LogicÂ and situating it properly within Hegelâ€™s oeuvre, Rosen in turn provides new tools for wrangling with the conceptual puzzles that have brought so many other philosophers to disaster.