Graham Priest on Reconstruction of Hegel’s Logic and Metaphysics in Modern Logic

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
S.M.A. Hodjati
K. Farsian
Deptartment of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
10.58209/jpt.1.1.61
Abstract
In this paper, we will try to reconstruct Hegel’s logic and metaphysics through modern logic. Graham Priest has claimed that we can read Hegel’s logic with the paraconsistent approach to logic, specially Dialetheism; he calls Hegel a Dialetheist. At first, we report Priest’s account of Hegel’s dialectic and his notion of dialectical contradiction; also, we try to analyze Priest’s argument for calling Hegel a Dialetheist. To achieve the proper comparison between Hegel’s logic and Dialetic one, we explain, non-technically, the simple semantics of a Dialetic logic. Furthermore, finally, we establish a criticism of Priest’s account to reopen the question about Hegel’s being Dialetheist.

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