Little Logic (Abbreviated Color Illustration Edition)

Author: Chongqing Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book is one of the "Representative Works of Cultural Greats, Illustrated Series," which condenses and compiles the original works, accurately compressing them while providing an illustrated supplement to the key knowledge points. This series highlights the essential ideas of the original authors while avoiding the academic complexity that often confuses readers. The book "Small Logic" may be the most profound yet essential read in the world. Hegel established a comprehensive and systematic dialectical logic system in the history of logic. Logic is the soul and core of Hegel's philosophy, defining its philosophical views, thinking methods, and framework. Logic teaches us the universal method of studying thought with thought. In Hegel's philosophical system, logic is the soul of natural philosophy and spiritual philosophy, while natural philosophy and spiritual philosophy are the applications and extensions of logic. With grand and vast (spirit) and meticulous attention to detail, Hegel seemed to unveil all human mysteries. His philosophical system gave rise to a series of philosophical schools after his death: Young Hegelians, Traditional Elite Hegelians, Neo-Hegelianism, and more. Some philosophers even claim that all great philosophical thoughts after the 19th century originated from Hegel. Hegel's logical system can be divided into three parts: Ontology, Essence Theory, and Concept Theory. The concept of existence is direct and abstract. He believed it includes three aspects: quality, quantity, and measure. Quality refers to the direct specifications of an object's existence, while quantity refers to the external specifications of its existence. The unity of quality and quantity is measure—measure is quantity with quality. The concept of essence is indirect and contradictory, including three aspects: essence itself, phenomenon, and reality. Concepts manifest as paired, interrelated reflective relationships, where opposing sides mutually repel and transform, representing the unity of opposites between directness and indirectness. This is the logical system of Hegel's thought, the grand edifice through which he contemplated the world.
(Note: The original text contains repeated sections, which have been consolidated in the translation for conciseness. The phrase "" was translated as "spirit" to convey the intended grandeur and vigor.)