[lbo-talk] Query on Hegel

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Tue Feb 7 08:29:58 PST 2012

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Shane's paraphrase is delightful. I'm glad I posted the query.

Carrol

-----Original Message----- From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Shane Mage Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 10:18 AM To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Query on Hegel

On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Carrol Cox wrote:

> What did Hegel mean by his metaphor, "The Owl o Athena flies at
> twilight"?
> (From memory, probably inaccurately quoted.)

History is not ergodic (historical events can be "predicted" on the basis of prior historical events only *after* they have occurred).

Shane Mage

This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it

always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,

kindling in measures and going out in measures."

Herakleitos of Ephesos