APPENDIX B
First Engh, Trasaation
of
V. 1. LENIN: ABSTRACT OF HEGEL'S
SCIENCE OF Logic
Translators Note: This Abstract of Hegets Science of Logie
isthe ental pat of Lenin's Philosophical Notebooks, Lenin wrote
these comments a he was reading and copying many sections of
eget Werke in 1914. The Abarat was fin published fn, Ros
sian ia the Lenin Miscelany, Volume IX,-by the Mars Eages:
Lenin teat in 1989. The Philowphic Notebooks were the
published asa wepacate volume and ft it trom the 1917 edion
by the tnstewe thatthe present translation ts made,
‘This translation does nol facade the extrac trom Hegel
‘The tanslator merely indicates slonaide which pasage in Hegel
Lenin wrote his comments He vied the 1889 elton of Heyes
‘Werke, publsed in Berls. The pages ct in the present tons.
Jaton, however refer not tothe elton Lenin used, bt to the
‘ages ‘in the standard "English translation of gels Seence of
Logic by W. H, Johnson and I. G, Stuthers (New York The
Macmillan Company, 1928 and 1951; London: George Allen &
Unwin, Lid, 1951, The present transistor har excerpted the
eater part of thee comments, and fat alo included few excepts
from Lenin's comments on Hegel's other works Encyclo
and the History of Philosophy. These were frst published in the
Lenin Miscellony, Vol. Xi, 1980, and republished in the above:
Inentioned 1947 edition. RD.
(Wotume 1, page 456)
Logie isthe doctrine not of external
tors of thought but ofthe lave of de
velopment “ofall materia, natural and
Jpirtoat things.” fe, of the develop
ment of the toil, coneete content of
the world and of ie Anowledge. Le,
the rele, sum, conclusion of the his
tory of the knowledge of the word
(Wolume 1, page 46)
How should one understand ahi
‘Manis faced with a web of the phe-
Jnomens of mare, Inwincive mh 3
esvage, does not separate himself trom|
ature. Conscious man daw out cate
pores, he exence of the ne of separ
ion, i the kneledge af the wort,
the nodal pola in the web which en
[pS Nin denon od mer Te
(Volume 3, page 66)
ge poses two fundamental premises:
1) he necenity of connection
2) the immanent origination of di
| Very iemporeanitt This ie what i
eana in my opinion
1) Necessary is the connection,
ibe objective connection af all sien
ores, tendencls ee of the gven sphere
or phenomena
Fie Wai Sherine wate ll ane and pags nee ae 0 Megs
ine of giMaxis ano paesDon
2) “the bamanent origination of di
lincions"=the inner, objective logic of
the evolution of the struggle othe
iainetins in a pols.
(Wolume 1, page 67)
+
1 not this the thought, that appear
lance is also objective, lace itt one
lof the espects of the objective world?
[Not only Ewen, but aio Appearance
lbjecive. ven the aatincion between
jubjectve and objective hati init,
(Wolume t page 69)
1 Ce capt
‘A beso formola: “not § eve ab
lence” univena, but ssniveral whieh
comprise in Ise the wealth of particu
ae favidua, separate (al the wealth
lot the parceular and separate) Tres
ica
(Volume 1; page 185)
alectte's the doctrine of she
identity of opporiter-tow
they an be and ow they become
under which ‘conditions they become
dential, eransforming one into the
why the mind of fan sist not
take thee opposites ior den, but for
ving, cnditoned, mobile tinarme
ing one into the other. En lient
Hegel
(Volume 1, page 142
)Aeaie and profound Hegel anaiyas
Joncepts whic unsllyappesrdend, and
Ihe shows” tha there’ if movement in
them. The fit? That means, move
iment hae come to an end! Something?
"thse meant not what Other ike
Being in genersl—Taat mean such fn
ldeerainatenes that being™=Not Being
Allsided universal flexibility of concep
tlesbiiy reaching wo the idemity of
lopposite~“That ithe estene. ‘This
exibiliy, subjectively appied-eclect
‘dum and tophinty, Wheat thi lexi
is ebjectively applied, ie, reflect, the
atsidednes ofthe materi proce and]
es unity. hen iti tectiey fi the
leone flection of the eternal develop
inert a the word
(Volume 1, pages 1736)
|The es ofthe wansformation of
ideal inco the reals profound. Very
important fr htory. But alo in the
peronal life of man itis evident that
here is mach truth In hie Agent
elgar materialism. NB. "The
Jot the ideal from the material i alo
Int uncondtinal, not excise:
(Wolume 1 page 182)
| Beidenaly eget draws Bis aldol
lopment of concept, of categories, frm|
the whole history of phlowphy, This
sive yet 2 new side tothe whole of the
leoee(Votan 1 pag 1869 (vette, pag 670)
Ine Obst, ab verre oberon $ (End of Cup 2
Hegel rng in cy ample he co Wook fe he Lop Law of
ct nach here fron Coat
St iat ep sec Neto Ciorenen nd “etfmovemen
Strrtin,Hetach Wonk g) (iio 3bt aay independent pos
Lena stew teary mere)
I eruption ogden aang” noencn e s
tpl rine of eer ltmoremet
tape fate? (rte) movement ne
Frther: Tanon of Helog to Bs thgr-Sppatte ot dead belages
sce aaje ay sey Wawel tlre tat hs the oe”
nl af Yluce tr reget of ste sed 08
Sine lite suri) Hagen
(otme page sit) I's nae to ele teen
| “Thus ere also Hegel aca Kan
ot subjection. ‘This NB. Hegel i or
the “objective vlidiy” even veri) Engels have’ done
ot ahow, “of che immediate given” (he "The idea of univerial mrement and
term, given, i eommon with Hegel in ange (18, Legie) was diconed be-
general) The lle philosophers dispot fore its application to life and society.
whether one should take ar bai enence vas proclsme in reference vo society
or the ivmedinely given. (Kan, Hine, (QB) earlier than i relation 46a
Jil Mache), Hegel subwivote “and ieee
fr “on” and expinine the concrete con
ent of thie “an
to save to elese, to poly this herel
Sohich is preciely ‘what Manx. and
owe alee soc ce cht, but
eae a nace Jot the tention of one to the ser,
Madi. ‘this iz the mort impor
| TTR i very profound and woe Brey feni
concrete tag. every corte oeting @ Ieliget refi and mind
In diver nd often contain Retecion gps the conan, ex
to all othe, eo, i ist prenes brings ting In relstion to
snd others ene shother, compris the "eoncept 0
‘ale of the egy tin etd wt He ld Rok
vate atin of ear te
"The reece Kant Cie of udp
“Fhe lence the Coma este Ts
“Te tee ito the Og of fedMARXISM AXD FREEDOM
shine ehrough the contradiction” but)
does not express the concept ot things|
land ther relation.
(8) Thinkiog reason (Mind) sharpens
the blunted aference ‘ol vateny. the
mere manilld of imagination, to the
etentil diferene, to Opposition. Only
when the coatradicsions reach the peak
doc, manifeldednewecxme regular
(regu) and lively In relation 13 the
etheracquie that negnvty which
ihe inner pulsation of sel}
Imovement and life
(Wolume. 1, pages 9594)
‘The wanslon free Ground into
condition.
HE Yim not minaken, there jt euch
ising connection of everything with
everything ce, and of the reflection of
his connectonsanding Hegel
‘on his feet-in the con
Jxpt of man, which mut be xo poised,
brokenin, flexible, mail, relative, mu
ullytiedn, untied in opponion, a2
to embrace the world, The continua
Jot the work of eget and Marx must
eons inthe diaetcal working ot of
the haeory of human thought, since,
and technology.
(Wolume 1, page 108)
‘When all the Condicions af a Fact
are present, centers fo xienc.”
| Very good Wise have the Abraiue|
[ides sea Ideals to do with thie)
TRemanlable this "aervation™ =
lexisence |
(Wotume 1, pages 181182)
(NB Law i the penitent (emsiniog) in
appearance,
Tae i the idence in appesrance
NB Lawethe quiescent reflection i ap-
os
Phir vemavlably matralaie an
remarkably pain (in » word, "que
lent) determination, Law take the qu
Jecent-and therefore aw, every law i
narrow, incomplete, an approtimation,
(Wolume th page 140)
|The esencr fr hat both the World af
Appesrance and the world which i ia
set ze exentally moments of shel
knowledge ‘of ‘mauute by man, sep,
ehanges in (oe deepening of knowledge
The shit of the world in Hel ever far
ther and futher from the world of ape
pearance what isnot yet wivble
In Hegel NB, Do no the “moments” of
notion with Hegel have the sigoitiance
"moments" of transition?(Wotume 1, pager 178187)
Section Thre, Actual
Regarding the question of “Posi
fig” Hegel nous the emptiness of (hia
fategory and in the Encyclopedias,
“Whether 8 thing is powible or im
ponible depends aligetter on the sub.
Jet matter chat Uy om the som cot of
the elements in Actoality which a8 it
pens iel ou, coves elf to Be 2
eee ?
“The tum tol ofthe elements in oc
exatity, which as it-opens felt out,
discos ell w be a nec.”
‘The unloldment ofthe whole totity
ot moment of actuality NB=ewence of
sitet knowledge,
(Welome 1, page 102) — |
‘On the ane hand, we mont depen te
Inowledge of matter to dhe knowledge
(othe notion) of sabatance in oder fo
find the causes of appearance, On the)
lther hand, actual Knowledge of cases
is the deepening of Knowledge trom |
externally of appearance to sibalance,
‘Two wpe of examples shoul expan |
thie I} ove of the history of ator
iciences, and 2) from the Bistry of phil
The tenes Io Tie Hapelpcte of the Piaopia Seen,
‘te eopintoa’ atc, y cs We Sct
Thy Lago Hegel ot ad piel in Tk Ldn and No Set
nin Gait ra ge tetera tence heat cet
SHES chin ehh ea Laon “Te Seer Lge Pe
jsopiy. Atare precy: not “examples”
comparison wet pos raion but the
auintewence of the one and the ether
Pls dhe history of technology.
‘Caw and elle, ergo, only momen
Jot every bind of interdependence, cn
nection’ (ofthe univenal, the conete |
nation of events are only links in the|
[st of whet deeopnent of mates. |
(Volume 1, page 198)
Ne
‘Allsideines and allenbacng char
acer of world eonsection afe only on
dey, desslarity and incompleely ex
prened by canal
(Wotume i, page 195)
is the ideas, myst but very pro
fou indeton ato the hore eas
ot evens Hegel ally leads up to history
nde causliey and 1,000 times more
leeply sid richly undercande casa
ta the zone of te “ened” now
(Volume 1, page 197) .
What we ordinarily undersandby|
[Causality sony a smal att of the un
versal connection, but (+ materiale
sition) the small parti not wsbjecive
ut the objectively eal ‘eonnecton.(Wotume 1, page 204)
‘When you read Hegel on Gausaiey |
seers srange afr sight why he stops
Jo comparatively briliy om this thesme
loved by the Kantans, Why? Because for
nim causality i only one’ of the deter
tions of the univer connection, |
which he has earlier gaiped In 4c
eepér and alleided maner, in alli
Jdevelopmene, has from the very begin
ning and aly: emphasned tis connec
tion. Geciprocal transitions, ee tek
would be very instructive 10 pt slong:
Ide ofthe “travail” af neoempircim |
(Gepeaives phys idealiaa) the de
Jekions, more accurately, he, diletc
method of Hegel.
(Volume 1, page 208)
At the end of Book Il ofthe Logic,
before the tranuion to the Notion, 3
Aetiniion Is given! “the Notion, the
realm of Subjectivity or of Freedom’
(Volume 11, pages 221-222)
Book Three: Subjective Logic
The Doctrine oft
Hegel eae compleely vig
lgains Kent. Thought, emerging frm
the conrete to the abstract, does nat ep
ratenif Ils correct (NB) (and Kant,
Not
TF Fie eed eect appa fn gl Lei exits
tke all philosophers, speaks about coe
ree thinking)from truth, but goes
toward it Abstraction of mater, of mat
grat law, absuraction of value, tes in
[2 werd, all scentife (corset, serious
not nonsensical not absurd) seein
retlect nature tore deeply, ely, [uly
from tUving abseration to abr
thinking, and from this fo practice
such isthe aisecti rosd to Anoledge
af truth, the Knowledge of objecive re:
lity. Kent degrades nowledge in ondet
to make place for belie: Hegel eleva
hnowedge, believing thac knowledge it
knowledge of God, The materialist ele
Hates knowledge of matter of nature,
teowing God and she philaphic rab
be defending Hi tv. he dng |
(otume I, page 224)
[Hise wo Hegel exenily igh;
eave i » category which i "develd of
|e Sato sensual” but eis trger
tan the Taw of sopply and. demand
JOnly Hegel isan ideal therefore the
of “conaitative” ee
(Volume 11, pages 238800)
Section One: Subjectivity
‘The dislecte of movement of "No--
Alon" om purely “ormal™ notion at
the beginningto the Judgment, then to
Spllogsm spd lnaly 10 teaaformation,
from subjectivity of notion to li Ob.
ject,
Fine diaineive characteriie of mo-
tion—Univeralty, NB? Notion came
rycout of Esence, which came ont of Ber
ing.
‘The further development of Unive
salty, Particutarity and Individuality is
abstract and a struc in the highest
degre,
te tirent; | Kuno Richer explains thew “ab
fe eee et suse” arguments very poorly taking
iat 'et |e easier examples trom the Eneyclopae
ese ri adding. nonsense (agit the
SSE." Mt TFrendi Revolution. Kuno Fischer, Vl.
8. 1901, p. 580, etc, but he docs not
show the reader how w search for the
fey vo the dificult wataitons, shade,
overflows, bbs of the Hegelian abstract
Fa wa] tte ee owt porn
aso forall for ‘Hegel ix to mark the (ramet
Hes tet And] levoms, Brom 3 certsin point of view,
feat sting] [under certain conditions the universal
tian is the particular, the particalar fe the
fom} |universt. Not only (1) the connection,
and an indiwoluble connection, of all
notions and judgment, but (2) tana
vats an a: {ions af ome int the ether, and not only
lnndance"" de unston, but also (8) identity ef op
“fetinidant” [poster This i what is important to|
eo Sek feet. But this only “plerees through
rc ten dae int of analyte of the “arcs
ie tagtt" “seus The history of though fom the
point of view of development and appli
feation of univeral notions and cate
ores of the Logic~voila ce quil fut!
(Wolume M, page 807)
AIL things ore = Syllogimm "ND
Hegel's nals of the Spllogims
(42-0, “individual, particular, univer:
‘3 PLU, ete) i reminiscent of Mars’
imitation of Hegel In Chapter 1
(Wotume 1, page 800)
“The forming of (abrirac) notions and | 8
tier uuletion already include the pre
nation, the conviction, the com
lseiousness of the law of the objec
tive world connections Ie i abrurd to
single out cuality oom this Tei
possible to eject the objectivity of no
tows, the objectivity of the univer in
ke parcalar and in the Individual,
(Consequently, Hegel. considerably more
profoundly than Kant and others, in
esigates the reflection of the move
ment of the objective world inthe move |
ment of notions,
ist a6 the simple valde form, the
indviduat set of exchange of 2 given
Jeommodity ‘with snothen. already in
cludes. In undeveloped form, all major
leontradictons af eaptalism.—so the
implest_generaliation, the fir and|
simples forming of notions (judgments
logis, ec) signltes the ever deeper
Knowledge of the objective workl con
nections. Ie ie necenary here to seek
the real sense, signifiance and role of
Hegelian Logic. This NB
nificance at
Shae aie
oo ea
ap
Soot ge
ie”
‘spied the dae
|[MARXISM AND EREEDOBE
| Reig te | “Tso aphovinaos
vation fe | 1) Plekhanor riiies Kantanism
caper Kon | (294 agnonticinm in general) more frm
fant each: |the vulgar materiale than the dialee
Thus lee materialise point of view, insofar
88 he only @ limine rejects their argo
mentation and does aot corzet them (a
Hegel corrected Kang by. deepening,
acneraliing, broadening them, showin
fhe connections and trans
ij.om. ofall and esery potion.
(Qi Buchnerin), chan in a Hegel,
| nd sms move in a Fevrbacln
(Volume 1, page 825)
2 1 imposible fully
rasp Marx's Capital, nd expecially i
ist chapter, i€ you have not satied|
through ad understood the whale of
Hegel's. Logie. Conmequently, none of
the Masts forthe pat 4 century bave
understood Marx!
| Tegel actually demonstrated that he
[itm tsa aeons
| fiir war's sean toe eee
fel Nove precy, id ot dees
| Vie, br ined en
Very profound aml wil The law
lot logic ate te reflection of the objec
tive in the subjective conscious of
(Volume 11, pages 48398)
Section Two. Objectivity
(Volume 1, page $80)
Morals dialectic
The lve ofthe exer woof
estore, ihe scons of ec haw
tm sad Chem tem (his ery ie
portant) are the ass of the fovlly
ee aay af ma
Invhs pecs vy man has be
fore hi he bv word depends on
and hs sev sete yt
om thi pits of temo
point praca en peti) ney
etman, he mechan and he chen
fe) cunty ofthe wold ft nates)
pean at toceing eee seo
ey he,
2 forms ofthe Obesity of he poe
est natte_(mechonel and chee
indenting actviy of man The
enon he tT sa ot
Iman acer at fi allen” her’) ta
isto onan. Coatonace ot
[man of sence naton) rls eo
enc the sotto anureat
ke tame vine ti conaounc ee
calf elaionp to mare (or
once, no spi coin win
MECHANICAL AND ‘CHEMICAL
TECHNIQUE PRECISELY FOR THIS
REASON SERVES “THE. AIMS OF
IMENTS CHARACTER. ESSENCE)
[Consists iw rite race THAT I?
1S DETERMINED. BY EXTERNAL
[CONDITIONS (LAWS OF NATURE}
on(Wotume 11, pages 8618)
In rely the aims of man are gen
raed by the objective world and pre
suppose it, Gnd iar dhe given, existent,
Dut ie appears to man that his sims are
taken ouside of the world, independent
of the world ("eee")
((NBE A this relates tothe “Subjee
tive End” NB))
{Wolume 1, pages 38738)
"solar a the Mesos it higher than
the finite Ends of external ineFlnes
S the’pleugh is more honorable than are
i inediy thse enoymcns tt ore
procuted by it, and ate Ends, The in
Strument is preserved, while the imme
{isu enjoymente pa away and ate for:
gotten. In his Toole man poses poser
lover» external NATURE, EVEN
THOUGH, ACCORDING ‘TO HIS
ENDS, leetjuenty abject to it"®
\
\
(Volume 1, pages 386394)
AU thie in "he Rested End.”
_t
| Historia materia ir one of the
‘applications and developments of the
idea of genius which, in seed, fn em
Inyo, are woe found in Hegel
When Hegel iermsometimes even
strains hitselt and worviee to dent
fo subsume the purpoiful activity of
san under the eateries of lgi. sping
that dhisatvity isthe “syllogism,” that
the subject plays the role of tome sort
lot smember* in the logical “figure” of
he syllogism, ete, then thi is not only
stain, not onty'a game, There i here
E: very deep content, purely materialist
I is necessary to warn this around: The|
pracical activity of man, repeated i
ons of times, muse lad the coneclou|
nes of man ao the repetition ofthe var
lous logical igures in order that these
Jin achieve the sigulicince of in axiom
‘This nota bene,
TRemarkabler Hegel goes Urongh We
practical, end positing aciviey of mam,
fo get co the "Idea" 4 correspondence
ofthe notion with he objec tothe Ides
truth. A elose approach ta this, tha
nan by his practice demonstrated. the
objective correcness of his ess, no
tions. Knowledge, science
(Wolume 1 pages 895.486)
Section I The Idea
(Wotume 1, pager 385-400
i generil the intoduction to The
Idea of Part Hof the Logic (Subjective
Logic) and the corresponding pars
graphs in the Bnojlopaedia is nearly
the very best desription of the dialete
{I} se
sa We
|
I
ha.X
Here, chen, the correspondence, 10 t0
speak, of loge and gnoseology it demon
strated in remarkably inspired ane
(Volume 11, pager 399400)
ea (ead: knowledge of man) isthe
correspondence (Conformance) of the
notion and objectivity (“he univers).
This fly.
Secondly, the Idea Ue the relationship
of sabjeaivity (man) existing for Ie
sell (as I independent) to objectivity
distinct (Geom this ides
Subjeeiviy is he arising to abalsh
thisseparation (of ides from the object.
Knowledge i's proces of submersion
fn faorganie natute. (of sind) for the
sake of subordinating to it the power of
{he subject and. generalization (of the
nowledge of the univers in phenom:
ena) + Conespondence of thought
With ‘he object it 8 procen. Thought
(Sivan) must nor prevent to ill
thought inthe form of a dead repone,
inthe form ofa simple picture (image)
of the pale” (pent) thought, without
Fmpulte or motign, a gen a number,
an sheracton.
Knowledge is eternal, infinite ap
proachment of thought to object. The
Fellection of nature in the thought of
[man must be uadertood not in
‘den, not in an “abstract” manner, |
not without motion, not without con|
redictons, but in-an eternal proces of
lmovement, emergence of contradictions
sn ther solution i
(Ercyetopeedio, pages 802-4)
The totality ofall sides of a phe
nomenon, of actslity and thei (mu
fal) relation-this i+ out of what
uth is formed. Relations (<= wana-| “tity St
tons-scontradictions) of notions==the| lect po
Inain content of loge. and. moreover| "™P
hee nodosa thir Flog, ae
sions, contradictions) are show “|
econs of he objecive word. The
alecie of things ereater the dale
cof Hea, and no the vee
#0ne mus expres hiv aphorizn more] Feseigety
popularly without the word, dtc: | Sted Sed wh
ths: “Hegel bllisnely guested in
change, inthe intertelatoi of #11 we
tlons inthe identity of opponte, i the
framitions of one notion into another
In eueraal change, of movement of no"
tions uit. such relation of things, of
[cowie
ithout exception
trmidon of ences of ene tno the} | ga
Jotier “Zot alt > without exception] |e
relativity ofthe opponiian between con| ee}
cepts. Henty of opposition: “
tween concepts Fitum ies
Ere aaj
rece aad
hee
Encyclopedia, pager 8825)
Tea "wal (paragraph 218), The
ea, hey uth at a procesbecnse|
lwuth ies procersgocs dhrough thet
steps in its development: lite: 2) proc
loss of hrowlege, inching practice of
man and technique (ee above: §) he
ep ofthe alsolute idea (ie, fll uth,
Tile gives iets to brain, Nature i
reliected in the brain of man. Aah,
by veriling and applying jn pracle|
and in technique the coreenes ofthese
ellcions, arrives at objective. tut,
(Encyetopeeia, pages 360861)
"The Tnorganie aaturé which fo
ae by dhe vital agent sullers tis fate,
because iis wireully the same at what
ite is actualy”
Convenely==pure messin Sper
id profound, el And also NB: dem.
lnnsiates the extreme correcnes of the
terme "in ill” and "lor deel 111
(Wolume 11, page 429)
|The logics wodons are sbjecive vo],
long as they remain “abstract.” in thei
strat form, and atthe same time ex
press also the thingindwsell. Nature and
Jeoheretenest and abrtractnes ond phe
Jnomenon and enence end moment and
Jeelnton. Mans cognition Is subjective
nts abstracnes and separatenes but
objective as a whole, in the proce, in
the result inthe tendency inthe souree
(Wotume I, page 460)
‘Theoretic cognition must give the
object in its neces, in ia allaided
elation, in its coneadicory movement
lin and for iuelt. But a's understand
ing “definitively” grasp this objective
uth of cognition, dacernw it, masters
it only when cogation becomes "being
for isi” in the sense of practic,
the practice of an and humanity isthe
vetifcation, criterion of objectivity of
knowledge that the thought of Hege|
Ose must retsen het
All this is in the chapter on “The
Ides of Cognition” (Chapter 1) in the
transition to "The Abeolute Iden"
(Chapter 11), ke, undoubtedly practice
in Hoge stands a2 Uink ju the ana |
‘is of the proces of cognition snd pre
luely a6 9 transition to the objective
(Cabsolute.” according to Hege) truth
Nar consequently, clings to Hegel, in
eroducing erteria Sf practice Into he
theory of nowedge. Cl. Theser on
Fewerbech
Practice in the theory of cognition
Bis
Mans ‘cognition not only te
ects she objecive wold, but cess fe
bie Suey[seends its determinatenest
(Wolume H, page 468)
“Syllogim of action.” For Hegel a
Kon, practice is the logical can:
Jtwstomal te figure cf loge. And tis
is true OF course, notin the sense that
the figure of logic has by He Othernes
the practice of man. (abiolute ideal
im but vce versa: the practice of man,
repeated billions of time, fastens isl
in the consiournen of man by the fig
es oflogle The figures have the slid
ty of prejudice, an axiomatic charac
ter precisely (and only) Because of this
bition times repetion
Ist postulate: good End (wbjectve
sim) versus actuality (‘external acon
iy)
‘2nd postulate
ony (bfeciviy)
Sd postulate: namely, the conclusion
the corespondence of subject and ob
ict the verification of tubjectveidenn,
the ceteris of objective tr
external means (weap:
(Wolume 11, page 468)
‘The aciviy of man, composing fr
vet an objective picture of the world
changes the external activity, tran
changes
there oF other af iu aspect, qualities)
and thas takes away from tthe wate of
show, externality and mulls gives it
beinginitelt and for ivell” (objec
ive truth.
(Wotume 11, pages 466486)
(Chapter 11, “The Absolute ea"
(Volume 11, page 466)
‘The unley of theoretic idest_ (ogni
Mion) and. prectice-this NB-and
this unity precively #
of kno)
theory
1 Ted ge forthe rele the
"Absolute Iden” (and Wea--abjective
ruth.
(Wolume 11, page 478)
‘We can, if you pleste, prevent there
elements of the dialectic in 8 more de
talled way, thar
1) The objectivity of the anal] ems ot
duis (not examples, nce digression, but|) de dake.
the ehing In fuel
2) The whole totality ofthe manifold
relations of this thing tothe other.
3) The
development of iis
ting (epectve appearance, Its wn
“) The
ineraally contradictory tem
deneies (and sides) of this thing
5) The
at sum and unity of opp
0) The
thing. (dhe appearance, ee)
struggle respective dhe!
snfolding of these oppoites, the con
taaicon of the implies, ete
1) The
unity of analy
Ssmdisintegration ‘ofthe parcolar
gr ess
{here parts together
respeine” ee Engh in Leni veJ 8) The relation of each thing (ap
pessance ee) is not only manifold but
several, universal. Each thing (appear
Poce, proces ete) & conneced with
every other.
8) Not only unity of opposites but
transitions of very determination,
sualicy, characters de lature into
every other (ito it opposite,
10) Infinite proces of unfolding of
nw sey, relation, te
1) Sntinite proces ofthe deepening
Jo man's cognition of things, appear
ances, proce, et, from appearance to
Jesence, and trem the lew profound to
the more profound exenc.
12) From coenivtencet causality atl
trom one form of connection and of
sal dependence"to another, deeper
and more univer.
13) The repedtion at a higher sage
Jot ceain fentures, characterise, tes
ofthe lower, and
11) The apparent setura to the old
(ihe negation of the nega
Fon.
15) The struggle of the content with
te form and the reverse, The sledding
Jot he form, the uantrmation ofthe
16) The transition of quantity into
ality and ice vers. ((18 and 16 are
Vesper of ))
rielly the dtetic can be defined
2 the doctrine ofthe wnity of opposites.
[Thereby i the Kernel of the dialectic
Jerasped, bus that demands explanation
and evelopment
(Wetume
Further these follows an interesting,
leat, important shetch of dialectic,
ages 478474)
(Woluee 11, page 478)
Noc a bare nagadon, not a random
tion, nota septice! negation, vii
lation, ube, which ie characteris
sed existent in the diaecie-whih, on
|doubcedly, contains intel the element
lof negation and asthe most important
clement at thit—no, buts negation 3
8 moment af connection, a8 2 moment
Jor develogeent, retaining the postive,
ke, without any vacation, withovt any |
eclectic
|
Here i wht is importants
1) the characteristic of the datectic:
témovement, source of activity, move
iment of lie and spite; correspondence
Jot motions of the aubject maa) with
reali
2) objectivim to the highest degree
(the most objective momen)|] (Volume 1, page 485 Logie the history of hough mat, in
ti tm el] This pra om the lst page of the ener and a2 wot, contespand with
sehtigt | cope exrardniy enanhble The he aw f though
f, Post uanidon ofthe logit Hes to nature
Sine tl Seco s hand to mae. ge TE Stam ai olen? Loge Guha
Ere oot i whe he ad atthe ten pital leur. he lee the lpi of Cop.
(Saha wal fot Hegel & mites orned opade al, and his should be especially wt
. iy SN owe Ti es ple of ised on the given question’ in copia
boi Wut wh flows w ee ead of tie tog dita od theory f ow!
he page ent importan. edge of matron (8 words are not
ll enelor the Logie, December 17, 1914. necessary: dhey are one and the sane)|
|e applied to one cence, taking all
that i valuable fm Hegel and moving it
forward,
Supplementary Quotations trom the
Encyelopaedia (pages 364819)
Plan ofthe Dilectc, (Logie) Consents
Page of the Smaller Logie” (Encylo- Commodtey-money-cpltl
pee) et
—— _ -—___ “production of absolute surplus value
Cognition (anowiedge) in Being Ga . is
cue immediate phenortens) revels the > prouctin of relative surplus value
essence (ay of cause, hlentiy fer _
ence, te) -such actually the wn iver ‘The history of capitan. and the
[ial course of ll of man's tnowicage 7
(otal ot sene) in general Suc the eve ieeneuons manic
oune ako of natural reience 1h
land potitical ecomomy (and —
ot history). So precisely isthe dialectic f| ‘The beginning-ihe most simple, or >
Hegel the generalizaton of the history inary, obvious, immediate "being": an
ramen individual commodity. ("being” in po
Eecemely productive seems to be the] y Titial ecomomy es sali a 2 socal
Jent wr fated hs heey nae oe a relation. The amass ie» dual one, dex
‘etely, in greater detail, regarding the) ‘doce and inductive,logieal and is
[fis oy Snaieuct wetter te el torial (ors of valve), Veilction of
Gets respective? the practice fs hese fn
every sep ofthe analysis,
vo ta a ie phe el
"The Bplh word “rapes ein tenis extoTrCL regarding the question sbout ex
sence vers appearance
“price and value
Alemand and supply versus “value”
(Cvertalied Inbor?)
wages and pice of nbor power
Excerpts from Lenin’ Abstract of
Hegel History of Philosphy
Intelligent eatin is neater to
peligene materialism than is stupid ma
terials.
Dialectica idealist instead of ice
|gent: metaphysical, undeveloped, dead,
Wulgu, sate, instead of api.
Plethanoy wrote probably neatly
100 page (Delon + yaa Bogdan
+ again Randans “bast questo
cst on plilnpty (set)
“Thee fi them mi abou he Barger
Logie fu houphs ex dsenie prop
Jest prophet) a!
Arishoue' eiique of “the Hess” of
rico. is s. etique ‘of eal
lideatiom in generat: decane
wherever” notions, abatactions at,
there are also "he la,” and "neces.
fe, The idealit Hegel in a cowardly
fashion goes around the face that Ari:
totle (in his crtcimm of the Ideas of
Plat) undermined the foundations of
eats,
‘Materialism i always dhe vitor when
‘me idealist critica the foundations
lof another idealist. Cl Arid vs
Plate ete. Hegel versus Kan, ete
Hegel, the adherent of the dialectic,
Jas ineapable'of understanding diatee
tically the transition from tater. fo
Imovement, from mae to consciousness
[especially the second,
‘Mare corrected the mistake (or wea
nes of the myst
i: Se
thou