Download or read book Hegel's Systematic Contingency written by J. Burbidge and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows that, far from incorporating everything into an all-consuming necessity, Hegel's philosophy requires the novelty of unexpected contingencies to maintain its systematic pretensions. John Burbidge explores how Hegel applied this approach to chemistry, biology, psychology and history, and proposes implications on contemporary science.