science of logic-第76章

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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simplicity　into　which　it　has　withdrawn；　a　fresh　beginning；　as　this　beginning　is　distinguished　from　its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　they　convert　what　we　know　to　be　finite　and　untrue　into　something　incontestable　and
absolute；　namely；　a　limited　cognition　determined　as　form　and　instrument　relatively　to　its　content；
this　untrue　cognition　is　itself　also　the　form；　the　process　of　seeking　grounds；　that　is　retrogressive。。
The　method　of　truth；　too；　knows　the　beginning　to　be　incomplete；　because　it　is　a　beginning；　but　at
the　same　time　it　knows　this　incompleteness　to　be　a　necessity；　because　truth　only　comes　to　be　itself
through　negativity　of　immediacy。　

The　impatience　at　insists　merely　on　getting　beyond　the　determinate　…　whether　called　beginning；
object；　the　finite；　or　in　whatever　other　form　it　be　taken　…　and　finding　itself　immediately　in　the
absolute；　has　before　it　as　cognition　nothing　but　the　empty　negative；　the　abstract　infinite；　in　other
words；　a　presumed　absolute；　that　is　presumed　because　it　is　not　posited；　not　grasped；　grasped　it
can　only　be　through　the　mediation　of　cognition；　of　which　the　universal　and　immediate　is　a　moment；
but　the　truth　itself　resides　only　in　the　extended　course　of　the　process　and　in　the　conclusion。　To
meet　the　subjective　needs　of　unfamiliarity　and　its　impatience；　a　survey　of　the　whole　may　of　course
be　given　in　advance　…　by　a　division　for　reflection　which；　after　the　manner　of　finite　cognition；
specifies　the　particular　of　the　universal　as　something　already　there　and　to　be　awaited　in　the　course
of　the　science。　Yet　this　affords　us　nothing　more　than　a　picture　for　ordinary　thinking；　for　the
genuine　transition　from　the　universal　to　the　particular　and　to　the　whole　that　is　determined　in　and　for
itself；　in　which　whole　that　first　universal　itself　according　to　its　true　determination　is　again　a　moment；
is　alien　to　the　above　manner　of　division；　and　is　alone　the　mediation　of　the　science　itself。　

By　virtue　of　the　nature　of　the　method　just　indicated；　the　science　exhibits　itself　as　a　circle　returning
upon　itself；　the　end　being　wound　back　into　the　beginning；　the　simple　ground；　by　the　mediation；　this
circle　is　moreover　a　circle　of　circles；　for　each　individual　member　as　ensouled　by　the　method　is
reflected　into　itself；　so　that　in　returning　into　the　beginning　it　is　at　the　same　time　the　beginning　of　a
new　member。　Links　of　this　chain　are　the　individual　sciences　＇of　logic；　nature　and　spirit＇；　each　of
which　has　an　antecedent　and　a　successor　…　or；　expressed　more　accurately；　has　only　the
antecedent　and　indicates　its　successor　in　its　conclusion。
　

Thus　then　logic；　too；　in　the　absolute　Idea；　has　withdrawn　into　that　same　simple　unity　which　its
beginning　is；　the　pure　immediacy　of　being　in　which　at　first　every　determination　appears　to　be
extinguished　or　removed　by　abstraction；　is　the　Idea　that　has　reached　through　mediation；　that　is；
through　the　sublation　of　mediation；　a　likeness　correspondent　to　itself。　The　method　is　the　Pure
Notion　that　relates　itself　only　to　itself；　it　is　therefore　the　simple　self…relation　that　is　being。　But　now　it
is　also　fulfilled　being；　the　Notion　that　comprehends　itself；　being　as　the　concrete　an