2004
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Bertrand Quentin, « À propos de la Dissertation hégélienne de 1801 : Hegel, Newton et le finalisme en astronomie », Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques, ID : 10670/1.xqqhsj
`titrebSummary`/titrebIn 1801 Hegel presents his doctoral dissertation on the planetary orbits where he subjects to a detailed critique the bases of Newtonian physics. Commentators have since noticed Hegel’s blunders in his analysis of Newton. But if in 1801 the German philosopher is wrong for so wanting to be judged according to the criteria of the positive sciences, we in our time would be wrong to seek to judge him only according to these criteria. Hegel and Newton are after two different things. Thus we must address the misunderstandings that would lead to confining philosophy to the sole task of epistemology.