Logic as the Science of the Pure Concept

by Benedetto Croce

[1] System de Sittenlehre (in Sämmtl. Werke), iv. p. 26.

[2] Idealismo transcendentale, trad. Losacco, p. 19.

[3] Encyclopædia, Croce's translation, § 3, Observations.

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DISPUTES AS TO THE NATURE OF THE CONCEPT

Disputes of materialistic origin.

Disputes as to the nature of the concept have sometimes had their origin (notably in the recent period of philosophic barbarism, which "renews the fear of thought," whence we have with difficulty emerged) in materialistic, mechanical and naturalistic prejudices. Therefore, as already mentioned, discussion has arisen as to whether the concept should be considered logical or psychological, as the product of synthesis or of association, or of individual or hereditary association. But these are controversies which, for the reasons we gave before, we shall not spend time in illustrating.

The concept as value.