Hegel’s reading of Aristotle may yield an anthropological interpretation of substance itself
Evidence
It has become clear that when Hegel attempts to conceive negativity and potentiality as existing within the very heart of the divine intellect, he is by no means simply taking Aristotle’s ‘biological metaphors’ in a crude, literal sense. However, it remains to be seen whether or not the radical transformations which Hegel gives to the conclusions of De Anima amount to an anthropological interpretation of substance itself. In other words, the example must be pushed to the limit at which it can be thought. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 490
Categorization
- QUESTION: The open question — whether inhuman/noetic substance gets anthropologically reinterpreted through habit — is the hinge the whole chapter turns on; worth chasing whether Malabou resolves it.
- XREF: connects to: Hegel’s engagement with Aristotle’s De Anima centers on the active intellect