Abstract

BERTRAM, GEORG W.; REBELLES, SANTIAGO  and  ZUNIGA, JOSÉ F.. TWO CONCEPTIONS OF SECOND NATURE. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2022, vol.71, suppl.9, pp.33-56.  Epub June 25, 2024. ISSN 0120-0062.  https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasvvalores.v71n9supl.106741.

The concept of second nature promises to provide an explanation of how nature and reason can be reconciled. But such concept is laden with ambiguity. On the one hand, second nature is understood as what binds together all cognitive activities. On the other hand, second nature is conceived of as a kind of nature that can be modified by cognitive activities. The paper aims to investigate this ambiguity by distinguishing a Kantian conception of second nature from a Hegelian one. It argues that the idea of a transformation from a being of first nature into a being of second nature that stands at the heart of the Kantian conception is mistaken.

Keywords : G. F. W. Hegel; I. Kant; mind; nature; reflection.

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