Jean Hyppolite Quotes
Jean Hyppolite was a French philosopher and the most important early French interpreter and translator of Hegel. His French translation of the Phenomenology of Spirit and his accompanying commentary, Genesis and Structure of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, gave a generation of French thinkers, including Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, and Althusser, sustained access to Hegel's mature philosophy. The quotes below are attributed to Jean Hyppolite, organized by topic.
Jean Hyppolite on Mind
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Attributed to Jean Hyppolite:
“Hegel's Phenomenology is the becoming of consciousness.”
Jean Hyppolite on Politics
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Attributed to Jean Hyppolite:
“The philosopher must inhabit history, not contemplate it from afar.”
Jean Hyppolite on Time
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Attributed to Jean Hyppolite:
“To read Hegel is to read history thinking itself.”
Jean Hyppolite on Truth
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Attributed to Jean Hyppolite:
“Genesis and structure are the twin terms of dialectical thought.”
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Attributed to Jean Hyppolite:
“Logic and existence are not finally separable.”