Finitude

Hegel (Logic of Being & pervasive)

The structure of the bounded, which is determined by its other. The finite is "ought" --- it strives beyond itself, but cannot remain with itself. Productive in Hegel: the finite compels toward the infinite.

Origin

Traditionally: the opposite of the infinity of God. In Hegel: dialectically mediated --- the truly infinite contains the finite within itself.

In Hegel

Enc. §92-95; SL Vol. 1, Quality

Cross-references

Unendlichkeit · Barrier · Boundary · Sollen · Bad Infinity