How would Hegel reply?
The gist of the above argument is that the mere form of ideas prevents them from bestowing knowledge of the true upon human beings; in other words, concepts eliminate the actuality they claim to explain. Perhaps predictably, Hegels response to this argumentwhich constitutes the core of Jacobian-Kierkegaardian criticismwould be to agree, believing of course that he was safe from the objection. Specifically, Hegel would admit this criticism as it pertained to philosophy in general, but would also argue that his philosophy is not abstractive but concreteas it should befor the knowledge of Mind is the highest and hardest because it is the most concrete of sciences (PM 1). In his study of Mind, Hegel is not dealing with the simple logical Idea, the concept with which Jacobi takes exception, but with the most concrete, most developed form achieved by the Idea in its self-actualization (PM 1, Z). In other words, Mind does not treat Mind as a fixed concept but as a fluid actuality present to i
