Hogyan gondolkodjunk a valóságról?
How to Think about Actuality?

Hegel and Schelling’s Debate on the Nature of Modal Categories

Summary/Abstract: Through the interpretation of modal categories, in my study I would like to examine the late Schelling’s opposition to Hegel. One of the most fundamental criticisms of Schelling, who lectured on The philosophy of Revelation in 1841, was formulated against the Hegelian concept of actuality, more precisely against the interpretation of the necessary form of actuality. In the following, I will focus on the question of what the transition from negative to positive philosophy means for Schelling, and what consequences can be derived from looking at actuality in the Hegelian sense. For Schelling, it is clear that the transition from the reflective philosophy becomes possible through the development of the concept of unthinkable being, which must entail a new definition of modal categories. Grasping the resulting new totality means a new form of the Absolute, which at the same time implies a correct understanding of Christianity as well. However, we must not be deceived by the mythological-religious language of the late Schelling. Although the ultimate goal of his late philosophy is found in supporting the good news of the Gospel, the whole question still rests on the ontological problem of becoming.

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