The desire of infinity: the dialectical structure of desire in The Phenomenology of the Spirit

Abstract

The paper discusses the concept of desire in Hegel from the perspective of phenomenological analysis. By connecting the phenomenology of Husserl and Heidegger to German idealism, I wish to highlight the idea that the two are closer to each other than it is usually believed. Through close readings of Hegel’s Phenomenology of the Spirit, I show how some philosophical ideas of German idealism reappear more emphatically in Phenomenology.