The Logic of the Secret in Hegel and Derrida

The aim of this article is to contrast Hegelian insights about the secret with Derrida’s literary account of the secret in the story of Abraham. Derrida outlines two kinds of secret in “Literature in Secret,” one revealable and the other apophatic. I propose that the first kind of secret is Hegelian...

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Main Author: Brown, Nahum ca. 21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2019]
In: Philosophy & theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 31, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 39-58
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770-1831 / Derrida, Jacques 1930-2004 / Secret / Genesis / God
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
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Summary:The aim of this article is to contrast Hegelian insights about the secret with Derrida’s literary account of the secret in the story of Abraham. Derrida outlines two kinds of secret in “Literature in Secret,” one revealable and the other apophatic. I propose that the first kind of secret is Hegelian in nature because a productive concept of contradiction underlies it. On the other hand, the second kind of secret is Derridean because it withdraws from all revelation. Through an analysis of the role of contradiction in Hegel’s Logic and Derrida’s distinction between revealable and unrevealable secrets, I aim to explore the logical and structural components of the concept of the secret.
ISSN:2153-828X
Contains:Enthalten in: Philosophy & theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5840/philtheol2020527125