science of logic-第55章

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external　arrangement；　has　made　the　said　form　tedious　and　given　it　a　bad　name。　Yet　the　triteness　of
this　use　of　it　cannot　detract　from　its　inner　worth　and　we　must　always　value　highly　the　discovery　of
the　shape　of　the　rational；　even　though　it　was　at　first　uncomprehended。


Now　more　precisely　the　third　is　the　immediate；　but　the　immediate　resulting　from　sublation　of
mediation；　the　simple　resulting　from　sublation　of　difference；　the　positive　resulting　from　sublation
of　the　negative；　the　Notion　that　has　realised　itself　by　means　of　its　otherness　and　by　the　sublation　of
this　reality　has　become　united　with　itself；　and　has　restored　its　absolute　reality；　its　simple　relation　to
itself。　This　result　is　therefore　the　truth。　It　is　equally　immediacy　and　mediation；　but　such　forms　of
judgement　as：　the　third　is　immediacy　and　mediation；　or　it　is　the　unity　of　them；　are　not　capable　of
grasping　it；　for　it　is　not　a　quiescent　third；　but；　precisely　as　this　unity；　is　self…mediating　movement
and　activity。　As　that　with　which　we　began　was　the　universal；　so　the　result　is　the　individual；　the
concrete；　the　subject；　what　the　former　is　in　itself　the　latter　is　now　equally　for　itself；　the　universal　is
posited　in　the　subject。　The　first　two　moments　of　the　triplicity　are　abstract；　untrue　moments　which
for　that　very　reason　are　dialectical；　and　through　this　their　negativity　make　themselves　into　the
subject。　The　Notion　itself　is　for　us；　in　the　first　instance；　alike　the　universal　that　is　in　itself；　and　the
negative　that　is　for　itself；　and　also　the　third；　that　which　is　both　in　and　for　itself；　the　universal　that
runs　through　all　the　moments　of　he　syllogism；　but　the　third　is　the　conclusion；　in　which　the　Notion
through　its　negativity　is　mediated　with　itself　and　thereby　posited　for　itself　as　the　universal　and　the
identity　of　its　moments。　

Now　this　result；　as　the　whole　that　has　withdrawn　into　and　is　identical　with　itself；　has　given　itself
again　the　form　of　immediacy。　Hence　it　is　now　itself　the　same　thing　as　the　starting…point　had
determined　itself　to　be。　As　simple　self…relation　it　is　a　universal；　and　in　this　universality；　the
negativity　that　constituted　its　dialectic　and　mediation　has　also　collapsed　into　simple
determinateness　which　can　again　be　a　beginning。　It　may　seem　at　first　sight　that　this　cognition　of
the　result　is　an　analysis　of　it　and　therefore　must　again　dissect　these　determinations　and　the　process
by　which　it　has　come　into　being　and　been　examined。　But　if　the　treatment　of　the　subject　matter　is
actually　carried　out　in　this　analytic　manner；　it　belongs　to　that　stage　of　the　Idea　considered　above；
to　the　cognition　of　enquiry；　which　merely　states　of　its　subject　matter　what　is；　but　not　the　necessity
of　its　concrete　identity　and　the　Notion　of　it。　But　though　the　method　of　truth　which　comprehends　the
subject　matter　is；　as　we　have　shown；　itself　analytic；　for　it　remains　entirely　within　the　Notion；　yet　it　is
equally　synthetic；　for　through　the　Notion　the　subject　matter　is　determined　dialectically　and　as　an
other。　On　the　new　foundation　constituted　by　the　result　as　the　fresh　subject　matter；　the　method
remains　the　same　as　with　the　previous　subject　matter。　The　difference　is　concerned　solely　with　the
relationship　of　the　foundation　as　such；　true；　it　is　now　likewise　a　foundation；　but　its　immediacy　is
only　a　form；　since　it　was　a　result　as　well；　hence　its　determinateness　as　content　is　no　longer
something　merely　picked　up；　but　something　deduced　and　proved。　

It　is　here　that　the　content　of　cognition　as　such　first　enters　into　the　circle　of　consideration；　since；　as
deduced；　it　now　belongs　to　the　method。　The　method　itself　by　means　of　this　moment　expands　itself
into　a　system。　At　first　the　beginning　had　to　be；　for　the　method；　wholly　indeterminate　in　respect　of
content；　to　this　extent　it　appears　as　the　merely　formal　soul；　for　and　by　which　the　beginning　was
determined　simply　and　solely　in　regard　to　its　form；　namely；　as　the　immediate　and　the　universal。
Through　the　movement　we　have　indicated；　the　subject　matter　has　obtained　for　itself　a
determinateness　that　is　a　content；　because　the　negativity　that　has　withdrawn　into　simplicity　is　the
sublated　form；　and　as　simple　determinateness　stands　over　against　its　development；　and　first　of　all
over　against　its　very　opposition　to　universality。　

Now　as　this　determinateness　is　the　proximate　truth　of　the　indeterminate　beginning；　it　condemns　the
latter　as　something　imperfect；　as　well　as　the　method　itself　that；　in　starting　from　that　beginning；　was
merely　formal。　This　can　be　expressed　as　the　now　specific　demand　that　the　beginning；　since　it　is
itself　a　determinate　relatively　to　the　determinateness　of　the　result；　shall　be　taken　not　as　an
immediate　but　as　something　mediated　and　deduced。　This　may　appear　as　the　demand　for　an　infinite
retrogression　in　proof　and　deduction；　just　as　from　the　fresh　beginning　that　has　been　obtained；　a
result　likewise　emerges　from　the　method　in　its　course；　so　that　the　advance　equally　rolls　onwards　to
infinity。　

It　has　been　shown　a　number　of　times　that　the　infinite　progress　as　such　belongs　to　reflection　that　is
without　the　Notion；　the　absolute　method；　which　has　the　Notion　for　its　soul　and　content；　cannot
lead　into　that。　At　first　sight；　even　such　beginnings　as　being；　essence；　universality；　seem　to　be　of
such　a　kind　as　to　possess　the　complete　universality　and　absence　of　content　demanded　for　a　wholly
formal　beginning；　as　it　is　supposed　to　be；　and　therefore；　as　absolutely　first　beginnings；　demand　and
admit　of　no　further　regress。　As　they　are　pure　relations　to　self；　immediate　and　indeterminate；　they
do　not　of　course　possess　within　themselves　the　difference　which　in　any　other　kind　of　beginning；　is
directly　posited　between　the　universality　of　its　form　and　its　content。　But　it　is　the　very
indeterminateness　which　the　above　logical　beginnings　have　for　their　sole　content　that　constitutes
their　determinateness；　this　consists；　namely；　in　their　negativity　as　sublated　mediation；　the
particularity　of　this　gives　even　their　indeterminateness　a　particularity　by　which　being；　essence；　and
universality　are　distinguished　from　one　another。　The　determinateness　then　which　belongs　to　them
if　they　are　taken　by　themselves　is　their　immediate　determinateness；　just　as　much　as　the
determinateness　of　any　other　kind　of　content；　and　therefore　requires　a　deduction；　for　the　method　it
is　a　matter　of　indifference　whether　the　determinateness　be　taken　as　determinateness　of　form　or　of
content。　That　a　content　has　been　determined　by　the　first　of　its　results　is　not　in　fact　for　the　method；
the　beginning　of　a　new　mode；　the　method　remains　neither　more　nor　less　formal　than　before。　For
since　it　is　the　absolute　form；　the　Notion　that　knows　itself　and　everything　as　Notion；　there　is　no
content　that　could　stand　over　against　it　and　determine　it　to　be　a　one…sided　external　form。　

Consequently；　just　as　the　absence　of　content　in　the　above　beginnings　does　not　make　them　absolute
beginnings；　so　too　it　is　not　the　content　as　such　that　could　lead　the　method　into　the　infinite　progress
forwards　or　backwards。　From　one　aspect；　the　determinateness　which　the　method　creates　for
itself　in　its　result　is　the　moment　by　means　of　which　the　method　is　self…mediation　and　converts　the
immediate　beginning　into　something　mediated。　But　conversely；　it　is　through　the
determinateness　that　this　mediation　of　the　method　runs　its　course；　it　returns　through　a　content　as
through　an　apparent　other　of　itself　to　its　beginning　in　such　a　manner　that　not　only　does　it　restore
that　beginning　…　as　a　determinate　beginning　however　…　but　the　result　is　no　less　the　sublated
determinateness；　and　so　too　the　restoration　of　the　first　immediacy　in　which　it　began。　This　it
accomplishes　as　a　system　of　totality。　We　have　still　to　consider　it　in　this　determination。　

We　have　shown　that　the　determinateness　which　was　a　result　is　itself；　by　virtue　of　the　form　of
simplicity　into　which　it　has　withdrawn；　a　fresh　beginning；　as　this　beginning　is　distinguished　from　its
predecessor　precisely　by　that　determinateness；　cognition　rolls　onwards　from　content　to　content
First　of　all；　this　advance　is　determined　as　beginning　from　simple　determinatenesses　the　succeeding
ones　becoming　ever　richer　and　more　concrete。　For　the　result　contains　its　beginning　and　its　course
has　enriched　it　by　a　fresh　determinateness。　The　universal　constitutes　the　foundation；　the　advance　is
therefore　not　to　be　taken　as　a　flowing　from　one　other　to　the　next　other。　In　the　absolute　method　the
Notion　maintains　itself　in　its　otherness。　the　universal　in　its　particularisation；　in　judgement　and　reality；
at　each　stage　of　its　further　determination　it　raises　the　entire　mass　of　its　preceding　content；　and　by
its　dialectical　advance　it　not　only　does　not　lose　anything　or　leave　anything　behind；　but　carries　along
with　it　all　it　has　gained；　and　inwardly　enriches　and　consolidates　itself。　

This　expansion　may　be　regarded　as　the　moment　of　content；　and　in　the　whole　as　the　first　premise；
the　universal　is　communicated　to　the　wealth　of　content；　immediately　maintained　in　it。　But　the
relationship　has　also　its　second；　negative　or　dialectical　side。　The　enrichment　proceeds　in　the
necessity　of　the　Notion；　it　is　held　by　it；　and　each　determination　is　a　reflection…into…self。　Each　new
stage　of　forthgoing；　that　is；　of　further　determination；　is　also　a　withdrawal　inwards；　and　the
greater　extension　is　equally　a　higher　intensity。　

The　richest　is　therefore　the　most　concrete　and　most　subjective　and　that　which　withdraws　itself　into
the　simplest　depth　is　the　mightiest　and　most　all…embracing。
　
The　highest；　most　concentrated　point　is　the　pure　personality　which；　solely　through　the　absolute
dialectic　which　is　its　nature；　no　less　embraces　and　holds　everything　within　itself；　because　it
makes　itself　the　supremely　free　…　the　simplicity　which　is　the　first　immediacy　and　universality。　

It　is　in　this　manner　that　each　step　of　the　advance　in　the　process　of　further　determination；　while
getting　further　away　from　the　indeterminate　beginning　is　also　getting　back　nearer　to　it；　and　that
therefore；　what　at　first　sight　may　appear　to　be　different；　the　retrogressive　grounding　of　the
beginning；　and　the　progressive　further　determining　of　it；　coincide　and　are　the　same。　The　method；
which　thus　winds　itself　into　a　circle；　cannot　anticipate　in　a　development　in　time　that　the　beginning　is；
as　such；　already　something　derived；　it　is　sufficient　for　the　beginning　in　its　immediacy　that　it　is　simple
universality。　In　being　that；　it　has　its　complete　condition；　and　there　is　no　need　to　deprecate　the　fact
that　it　may　only　be　accepted　provisionally　and　hypothetically。　Whatever　objections　to　it　might　be
raised　…　say；　the　limitations　of　human　knowledge；　the　need　to　examine　critically　the　instrument　of
cognition　before　starting　to　deal　with　the　subject　matter　…　are　themselves　presuppositions；　which　as
concrete　determinations　involve　the　demand　for　their　mediation　and　proof。　Since　therefore　they
possess　no　formal　advantage　over　the　beginning　with　the　subject　matter　against　which　they　protest；
but　on　the　contrary　themselves　require　deduction　on　account　of　their　more　concrete　content；　their
claim　to　prior　consideration　must　be　treated　as　an　empty　presumption。　They　have　an　untrue
content；　for　the