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The aim is to explore how glut-theoretic frameworks relate to Hegelian and continental topics of contradiction and negation.

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March 25, 2026Open Access

On Hegel and the continental tradition: responses to Estrada-González, Ficara, and Shores

Key Points

The aim is to explore how glut-theoretic frameworks relate to Hegelian and continental topics of contradiction and negation.
Engagement with symposium papers by Estrada-González, Ficara, and Shores.
Independent reading of main sections focusing on specific themes.
Analysis of logic as a closure relation in comparison to extralogical theorizing.
Emphasizes the distinction between sparse logic and richer continental theorizing.
Highlights the interaction between glut-theoretic frameworks and Hegelian logic.
Clarifies the role of contradiction and negation in the context of speculative philosophy.

Abstract

Abstract This paper comprises replies to three symposium papers that approach my work from broadly Hegelian or so-called continental perspectives: Estrada-González (2024), Ficara (2024), and Shores (2023). The goal is not to settle exegetical questions about Hegel but to clarify how a subclassical—in particular, glut-theoretic (and, if relevant, gap-theoretic)—framework interacts with speculative and continental treatments of contradiction and negation. Each main section may be read independently, though together they emphasize the same theme: Logic, as the sparse and topic-neutral closure relation (here taken to be FDE) on all true theories, remains distinct from the richer, extralogical theorizing that particular programs—including Hegelian and continental ones—may require. I am deeply honored by the work of each author and grateful for the engagement.

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