From 21f958a37938e28b435e28dd52154bac2c382e69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Filip Niklas Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:52:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] perf: imporve determinacy description --- content/hegel/reference/existence/overview.mdx | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/hegel/reference/existence/overview.mdx b/content/hegel/reference/existence/overview.mdx index 3b048d3..619acd9 100644 --- a/content/hegel/reference/existence/overview.mdx +++ b/content/hegel/reference/existence/overview.mdx @@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ Existence is a central term in the history of philosophy, holding a prominent status. Entire schools of thought derive their names from it. In Hegel's _Science of Logic_ we find, however, that existence comes to play a more modest role, but nonetheless a very important one. In the Doctrine of Being, existence -is conceptualized as what is determined. It is, in other words, the exponent of -determinacy. Determinacy is a key matter as to how Hegel thinks not only about -the presuppositionless development of the categories but also how to approach -metaphysics and philosophy as a whole, and in this regard existence does not -merely open the door but is the entire gateway. +is conceptualized as that which is _specifically_ what it is. What is minimally +this, and _not_ that, or a being that is _distinguished_ in some fashion. It is, +in other words, the exponent of determinacy. Determinacy is a key matter as to +how Hegel thinks not only about the presuppositionless development of the +categories but also how to approach metaphysics and philosophy as a whole, and +in this regard existence does not merely open the door but is the entire +gateway. `Existence`, or `determinate being`, is the first category in Hegel's _Science of Logic_ that is explicitly determinate. It is the most minimally determinate