Conceptual Harmonies

A new reading of Hegels Science of Logic through the history of European mathematics. Conceptual Harmonies develops an original account of G. W. F. Hegels perplexing Science of Logic from a simple insight: philosophical and mathematical thought have shaped each other since classical times. Situating Science of Logic within the rise of modern mathematics, Redding stresses Hegels attention to Pythagorean ratios, Platonic reason, and Aristotles geometrically inspired logic. He then explores how later traditions shaped Hegels world, through both Leibniz and new forms of algebraic geometry. This enlightening reading recovers an overlooked stream in Hegels philosophy that remains, Redding argues, important for contemporary conceptions of logic.