Speculative statements can only be read by being rewritten

Evidence

Because this understanding was not derived from itself (a first reading has never happened), the reader must have produced it, which means that the reader must also be a philosopher, and not just a subject, an ‘I’, who tries to become familiar with a philosophical text. Similarly, a statement, even if already written, is only speculative in the true sense when it cannot be read without being rewritten. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 1220

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Speculative propositions exist only by being rewritten, never by initial reading — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 1220; Reading a speculative proposition requires transforming meaning through interpretation — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 1225

Broader Connections

• Speculative propositions exist only by being rewritten, never by initial reading #corroborates (0.95) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 1220
• Reading a speculative proposition requires transforming meaning through interpretation #expands (0.82) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 1225