11. The Science Challenge - Speculation vs. Empiricism

Kai Froeb 2026

Part III: Six Fundamental Challenges

  1. The Systematic Question
  2. Trendelenburg - The Aristotelian Alternative (1802-1872)
  3. Bolzano - The Discovery of Objective Propositions (1781-1848)
  4. Lotze - The Forgotten Mediator (1817-1881)
  5. Haym - The Political Scandalization of Hegel (1821-1901)
  6. Kuno Fischer (1824-1907) - The Kantianizing Interpretation of Hegel as a Bridge
  7. Neo-Kantianism: Back to the Critical Method
  8. Positivism: Only Empirical Science?
  9. The Systematic Balance Sheet: Integration Instead of Polarization

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