Kurze Encyklopädie der Philosophie

Regarding the second proposition, Hegel may serve as a guarantor for the time being. Indeed, whoever feels the contradictions burning under their feet should set out and step forth. Hegel possesses an ability to endure them, which is not exactly enviable; yet he has glimpsed them, acknowledged them, spoken them aloud, and pointed to them with every emphasis—a merit that is to be rated far higher than his opponents tend to grant him. As far as the third proposition is concerned, one finds psychology almost everywhere in this book, but without mathematics. The fruits have been picked. The same applies to the fourth proposition regarding the short chapters on life and on matter. Synechologie the study of continuity is too difficult for an encyclopedic presentation.

In prefaces, there is usually talk of reviews. Through such reviews, some excellent men have recently made themselves highly deserving in the eyes of the author. Those among them who publicly teach philosophy will presumably express themselves further; therefore, everything that might appear to be preemptive is avoided here. Of others, at least Professor Drobisch will allow himself to be named here, as the pen that was able to write the review of the metaphysics in the August issue of the Jena Literary Gazette of 1830 will be recognizable to all those who have not overlooked the issues of the Leipzig Literary Gazette of November 10th and 11th, 1828. Now, whoever wishes to read that metaphysics should not deprive themselves of the overview which is offered to them for a great, and perhaps for the most difficult, part of the book, in luminous brevity, equipped with instructive remarks, through the cited review.