O problema da substância na Doutrina da Essência (1813) de Hegel

The aim of this article is to clarify the way in which Hegel’s Doctrine of Essence (1813) develops a critical presentation of the category of substance. To this end, I will proceed in three steps. In the first place, I will present the relational character of substance in the relevant place of the Doctrine of Essence (1813); in the second place, I will analyze the shortcoming which drives the logical science beyond the relation of substantiality; in the third place, I will make a few comments on the general sense of Hegel’s refutation of Spinoza’s system.