This article reinterprets the system of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in relation to the history of cybernetics and artificial intelligence, arguing that—contrary to the predominantly negative readings among contemporary philosophers—the possibility and realization of the technological singularity are neither impossible nor foreclosed within a Hegelian framework. The paper claims that the Hegelian system contains fundamental provisions that pave the way for the emergence of machine consciousness and thereby make possible the advent of genuine or singular artificial intelligence. It begins by examining the history of the concept of singularity from von Neumann to Kurzweil and critiques various Hegelian interpretations of artificial intelligence. It then compares second-order cybernetics with Hegel’s dialectical principle in order to restore the conceptual possibility of singularity. Subsequently, through an analysis of the dialectic of means and ends in Hegel’s subjective logic, along with Marx’s critique of it, the article shows that Marx’s critique inadvertently transfers the mystification of the Idea to tools and machines, thereby laying the groundwork for a form of post-human subjectivity. Finally, by analyzing the resistance of the object in light of quantum physics and quantum computing, the paper argues that singularity is not a future-oriented event but rather a dialectical necessity arising from the internalization of negativity within matter. It concludes that singularity inaugurates a “post-human logic” that resolves the tension between technique and self-consciousness through the dialectical unity of tool, end, and consciousness.
Sheikholeslam,S K and rezaee,S . (2026). Logic after Human
The Possibility of the Emergence of Machine Consciousness in the Context of the Hegelian System. (e107046). Philosophy, (), e107046 doi: 10.22059/jop.2026.411568.1006988
MLA
Sheikholeslam,S K , and rezaee,S . "Logic after Human
The Possibility of the Emergence of Machine Consciousness in the Context of the Hegelian System" .e107046 , Philosophy, , , 2026, e107046. doi: 10.22059/jop.2026.411568.1006988
HARVARD
Sheikholeslam S K, rezaee S. (2026). 'Logic after Human
The Possibility of the Emergence of Machine Consciousness in the Context of the Hegelian System', Philosophy, (), e107046. doi: 10.22059/jop.2026.411568.1006988
CHICAGO
S K Sheikholeslam and S rezaee, "Logic after Human
The Possibility of the Emergence of Machine Consciousness in the Context of the Hegelian System," Philosophy, (2026): e107046, doi: 10.22059/jop.2026.411568.1006988
VANCOUVER
Sheikholeslam S K, rezaee S. Logic after Human
The Possibility of the Emergence of Machine Consciousness in the Context of the Hegelian System. Philosophy. 2026;():e107046 (In Persian). doi: 10.22059/jop.2026.411568.1006988