Will, Dialectic, Exteriorization

In Hegel's system, the exteriorization of Mind is one stage of a more general development from the barest mental datum to complete absolute knowledge. The motor of the system is dialectical, i. e. every transition is from a lesser to a greater degree of knowledge. Hence, the exteriorization of Mind, too, is motivated by the insufficiency of merely interior states. In contrast, here, the exteriorization of Mind is Will, a process of Excession, i. e. one which destabilizes a previously settled situation. Thus, growth, here, is an, in principle, indefinite process. In contrast, the Hegelian Dialectic terminates in a messianic moment, thus escaping one problem facing the Marxist Dialectic--providing an account of political, economic, and interpersonal relations once Socialism is achieved. In either case, the finitude of the Dialectic exposes its temporary nature.