Absolute Spirit never waits for the future, which is already too late

Evidence

The absolute does not wait, was never expected (ne s’est jamais attendu), will never be awaited. The tension towards the unexpected (l’inattendu) is only one of youth’s illusions, one which Hegel himself remembers as his own before the crisis of his Frankfurt period. But too late. In its twilight discourse, at the beginning of its night, philosophy may be nothing but the announcement of this truth: it is too late for the future. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 200

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the negated relation of the absolute to the future — the future as already-too-late is the dialectical core being defined.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s project on the theoretical root of brain plasticity — the ‘too late for the future’ anticipates plasticity’s non-anticipatory structure. — connects to: A fully self-comprehending spirit can never face the event — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 202; Waiting for universal peace to justify one’s existence is a permanent deferral; The For-itself can only found itself by projecting toward a future it never reaches — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 453 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Waiting for universal peace to justify one’s existence is a permanent deferral #qualifies (0.85)
• The For-itself can only found itself by projecting toward a future it never reaches #expands (0.80) — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness, 453
• Only a being whose being is in question for itself can have a Future #expands (0.80)