Substance can carry its own future interpretations as latent possibility
Evidence
By introducing into νς an ‘element of potentiality’ Hegel accounts for the subject’s ability to differentiate itself in time, thus enabling the translation of Aristotelian philosophemes into the language of speculative idealism. It may be the case that Hegel does not abide by the separation of ontological levels important to Aristotle’s thinking; yet, by this exegetical coup de force he insists that absolute substance cannot be understood outside of its own auto-differentiation. This is tantamount to saying that substance as it is conceived by Aristotle can include among its own attributes the possibility – that which will be its fate, or its future – of being interpreted through conceptual determinations which are not those of Aristotle. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 474
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies auto-differentiation: Aristotle’s substance includes, as an attribute, the possibility of being read through non-Aristotelian determinations — substance ‘sees itself coming’.
- XREF: The notion of a concept carrying its own future readings resonates with Malabou’s account of plasticity as a concept able to receive and give form across domains (from Hegel to neuroscience). — connects to: One epoch can superimpose upon another only because substance self-differentiates in time — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 473; Potentiality in νς lets substance contain its own future interpretations; Substance contains its own future reinterpretations as virtual attributes. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 474 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Potentiality in νς lets substance contain its own future interpretations
#expands(0.95) - Substance contains its own future reinterpretations as virtual attributes.
#expands(0.90) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 474 - Substance becomes subject by self-negating into its own content
#expands(0.75) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 240