The path of universality of self:Hegel's normativity of concept
Dissatisfied with the dualism of form and content in Kant's theory of concepts,Hegel regards concepts as absolute foundations in a monist sense where the world is a totality constituted by the logical network of concepts.In a theory of socialization of the self,Hegel employs the factor of society to understand the normativity of concepts.Different selves,through mutual recognition,construct a community with universal characteristics.Concepts,in this context,are self-determined,something for which the self commits and takes responsibility.They can regulate the judgment and actions of the self.Furthermore,to address the normative issues of the universal over the particular,Hegel proposes"concrete concepts,"demonstrating the unity of universality,particularity,and singularity within concepts.This avoids the paradox of the"third person"in traditional philosophy and resolves the issue of normativity within concepts.