From Contradiction to Joy – Article 2: The Infinite Resolution: The Unfolding of Necessity

Introduction

If contraddizione C necessarily resolves, does this mean the resolution is a finite event—a final moment in which contradiction is overcome? Or is it something that unfolds without end? The key to understanding this lies in the nature of Being itself. The resolution of contraddizione C is not an event in time but the infinite appearing of truth. This means that the recognition of necessity is not a single realization but an unending progression, a limitless unveiling in which the structure of Being continuously reveals itself. Understanding this infinite resolution is fundamental to grasping why necessity is not merely logical but also joyous and, ultimately, glorious.

Why the Resolution is Infinite

Being is Eternal, and its Appearing is Unending

If Being is necessary, then it has no beginning and no end. Its truth is not something that comes into being but something that always is. However, its appearing—its recognition—unfolds infinitely. No finite moment, no single insight, could ever exhaust the fullness of what Being is. The resolution of contraddizione C is not an isolated event but an eternal unveiling, as each moment of recognition leads to a greater realization of necessity.

The Necessity of Deepening Recognition

The appearing of truth is not static. Each recognition brings forth new depth, revealing further necessity that was previously unperceived. This means that what is recognized as necessary at one stage will be understood in a deeper and broader way at another. Since Being is infinite, its recognition must also be infinite. The very distance from the finite to the infinite is itself infinite, making any claim to a final resolution within finitude impossible.

Truth’s Appearing as the Necessary Progression of Thought

Thought is not something separate from Being but belongs to its structure. The necessary movement of thought is to overcome contradiction, but this does not mean arriving at a final conclusion. Rather, it means participating in an ever-expanding recognition of necessity. Thought does not construct truth but continuously unveils it, and this unveiling has no final limit.

Why Necessity Implies Joy and Glory

The Dissolution of the Tragic View

If truth necessarily appears, then the tragic view of existence—the belief that suffering and destruction are ultimate—must dissolve. The resolution of contraddizione C means that the contradiction between Being and nothingness is revealed as impossible. This recognition is not merely intellectual but existential: the fear of annihilation, the weight of suffering, and the anxiety of finitude all lose their foundation. The necessary consequence is joy, because the ultimate ground of reality is not negation but Being.

The Fullness of Recognition as Joy

Joy arises not from contingent conditions but from the recognition of necessity. If nothing is lost, if everything that is remains eternally, then joy is not an accidental emotion but the necessary response to truth’s appearing. The more deeply necessity is recognized, the more joy arises—not as a temporary state but as the inherent condition of Being’s appearing.

Glory as the Fullness of the Infinite Resolution

Severino speaks of glory as the ultimate recognition of Being’s fullness. Since the resolution of contraddizione C is infinite, this fullness is never exhausted. Glory is not a static perfection but the endless deepening of necessity’s appearing. The movement toward ever-greater recognition of Being is necessarily a movement toward glory, as each unveiling reveals the indestructible and luminous reality of what is. Death, which seems to conceal this reality, is instead the appearing of what was always beyond human hope or supposition. The beggar is a king who does not yet see his crown, but the infinite resolution ensures that this vision must unfold.

Conclusion

The resolution of contraddizione C is not a finite moment but an infinite unveiling. Being is necessarily revealed, and this revelation cannot be contained within any limit. This infinite resolution means that joy is not an accidental feature of reality but an unavoidable consequence of truth’s appearing. As this recognition deepens, it moves toward what Severino calls glory—the full and inexhaustible recognition of the eternal. The next step is to explore why this joy is not an abstract idea but the very structure of Being itself.