While reading Habermas' Theory and Practice I came upon his summary of an observation that Hegel made in the preface to the Philosophy of Right: "Philosophy cannot instruct the world about what it ought to be; it is solely reality which is reflected in its concepts, reality as it is."
Saturday, June 6, 2009
June 23, 2006: Hegel Puts Philosophy in its Place
While reading Habermas' Theory and Practice I came upon his summary of an observation that Hegel made in the preface to the Philosophy of Right: "Philosophy cannot instruct the world about what it ought to be; it is solely reality which is reflected in its concepts, reality as it is."
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