Dialectical processuality behaves like habitual disposition stored for reactualization

Evidence

Each moment of the development of spirit is itself an ις. On their own, the figures of spirit’s past history constitute a habitus, a way of being or permanent disposition whose virtual existence remains always ready to be reactualized. Consequently, it can be argued that dialectical processuality behaves in the manner of speculative habit: permitting spirit to possess its own past moments, granting spirit’s development a pedagogical dimension. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 1012

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

  • XREF: Connects to the reader’s enmity question: hexis-as-retained-virtual-disposition explains how a category like ā€˜enemy’ holds dormant content ready to be reactualized under new conditions.
  • DEFINE: Defines dialectical processuality through the habit/hexis frame established earlier, giving a concrete mechanism for spirit’s pedagogical retention.