‘Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx: From the Critique of Reason to the Critique of Society’ by Andres Saenz de Sicilia reviewed by Abhishek K Yadav (opens in new tab)

Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx opens by tracing subsumption as a conceptual trajectory through Kant, Hegel and Marx. Subsumption is a core framework, but it is often overlooked. The act of bringing a particular under a universal is the core operation of reason, not a secondary application of already-formed concepts. As per Kant, Sicilia emphasizes subsumption as more of a syllogistic judgment (a universal rule-major premise, a particular case subsumed under it, minor premise), representi...