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Abstract
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It is Hegel's contention that there can be no true science, no systematization of all known facts, unless their acquisition and their classification have been accomplished in conformity with the precepts of the logical method of dialectics. True science, therefore, is conceived as integrated knowledge; and the integration must be a dialectical process. Considering that such true science has never existed in fact, this fundamental principle of Hegel may be doubted. It is also possible to prove that it is a false principle; for it is evident that those factors which have prevented any system of knowledge from becoming a true science have never ceased to exist and to exercise their influence. On the contrary, it may be said that this arresting influence is steadily progressing and increasing in volume. The fallacy of the so-called iron law of dialectical development can be proven in a variety of ways. But if the possibility and the necessity of a true science in Hegel's sense are accepted, it is then obligatory that the constitution of its parts should be adjusted to the entire system in accordance with the fundamental principles of Hegel's philosophy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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