Elisa Magrì. Hegel e la genesi del concetto. Autoriferimento, memoria, incarna- zione. Padua: Verifiche, 2017. ISBN: 978-88-8828-655-6. Pp. 247. €28.00 ( pbk).

The status of Hegel’s Science of Logic is one of the most controversial topics that have characterized the so-called ‘Hegel Renaissance’ over the past four decades. The stakes are high because treating Hegel’s Logic involves taking a stand on a number of issues that concern Hegel’s philosophy as a whole. It often requires addressing (at least) three matters: (i) the connection of this part of the system with the Realphilosophie (i.e., Hegel’s philosophy of nature and spirit); (ii) the allegedly ontological character of the Science of Logic; and (iii) Hegel’s complex and complicated relationship with Kant’s transcendental project. Elisa Magrì’s book serves as a further step along this much-trodden interpretative path. She tackles these three themes by allowing them to converge on a key concept: the notion of self-reference. Questions such as ‘How does self-reference work?’ and ‘What is its function in the Science of Logic and the Philosophy of Spirit?’ are principally guiding her project here, which comprises a comprehensive introduction, five chapters and a brief conclusion.