Religious representation itself is constituted by consciousness’s alienation from God
Evidence
For representation. For Hegel, the concept of Entäußerung characterizes the very process of religious representation, which constrains the religious consciousness to experience its relation to God merely as separation: ‘The consciousness of God has two sides, one being God, the other the pole of consciousness proper. Both are in the first instance alienations (Entäußerungen) in the element of the finite… .’ — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 684
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: God’s self-revelation distinguishes the Encyclopedia’s treatment of religion from its alternatives.; Divine alienation is simultaneously receptivity and spontaneity in God. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 647; Religious representation distorts the concept by temporalizing and spatializing it — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 661 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Religious representation distorts the concept by temporalizing and spatializing it
#corroborates(0.85) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 661 - Consciousness’s distance from God mirrors and derives from God’s own self-distancing
#corroborates(0.80) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 163 - Human representation of God is grounded in God’s prior self-representation
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