The Proposition of Hegel's Proposition of"What is Rational is Real;and What is Real is Rational"from the Perspective of Interaction between"Being"and"Oughtness"
Hegel's proposition"What is rational is real;and what is real is rational"is originally proposed in the context of the interaction between being and oughtness.On the one hand,it not only affirms the unity of reality and rationality in being,but also discusses the profound issue of how oughtness could turn into reality,containing positive factors worth learning from.On the other hand,in addition to neglecting the unity of reality with sensibility and irrationality,it not only directly endows the unity of reality and rationality in being with the normative significance of oughtness,but also holds that the demands of oughtness can directly become the reality merely due to their rationality,because it lacks of understanding of the decisive role of the distinction between cognitive and non-cognitive needs,and exaggerates the significance of rational thinking.As a result,this proposition falls into a self-defeating paradox of"rational arrogance"in the confusion between being and oughtness.
Hegelrealityrationalitybeing and oughtnesscognitive and non-cognitive needs