What is it about?
This chapter explores Hegel's view of assimilation in nature. It examines how living beings, especially animals, relate to their environment through processes of intake, transformation, and need, showing the tension and desire that connect the individual with the world around it.
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Why is it important?
The analysis of Hegel's Philosophy of Nature reveals the deep connection between logical life and natural life in his system. It also anticipates more complex aspects later developed in the Philosophy of Spirit, such as self-consciousness and desire, work and consumption, and the formation of a second nature.
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This page is a summary of: The Nature of Hunger: Assimilation in the Philosophy of Organic Nature, November 2025, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004744349_004.
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