history of philosophy-第13部分

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this　Notion　of　the　concrete。　Although　the　flower　has　many　qualities；　such　as　smell；　taste；　form；
colour；　&c。；　yet　it　is　one。　None　of　these　qualities　could　be　absent　in　the　particular　leaf　or　flower：
each　individual　part　of　the　leaf　shares　alike　all　the　qualities　of　the　leaf　entire。　Gold；　similarly
contains　in　every　particle　all　its　qualities　unseparated　and　entire。　It　is　frequently　allowed　with
sensuous　things　that　such　varied　elements　may　be　joined　together；　but；　in　the　spiritual；
differentiation　is　supposed　to　involve　opposition。　We　do　not　controvert　the　fact；　or　think　it
contradictory；　that　the　smell　and　taste　of　the　flower；　although　otherwise　opposed；　are　yet　clearly　in
one　subject；　nor　do　we　place　the　one　against　the　other。　But　the　understanding　and　understanding
thought　find　everything　of　a　different　kind；　placed　in　conjunction；　to　be　incompatible。　Matter；　for
example；　is　complex　and　coherent；　or　space　is　continuous　and　uninterrupted。　Likewise　we　may
take　separate　points　in　space　and　break　up　matter　dividing　it　ever　further　into　infinity。　It　then　is　said
that　matter　consists　of　atoms　and　points；　and　hence　is　not　continuous。　Therefore　we　have　here　the
two　determinations　of　continuity　and　of　definite　points；　which　understanding　regards　as　mutually
exclusive；　combined　in　one。　It　is　said　that　matter　must　be　clearly　either　continuous　or　divisible　into
points；　but　in　reality　it　has　both　these　qualities。　Or　when　we　say　of　the　mind　of　man　that　it　has
freedom；　the　understanding　at　once　brings　up　the　other　quality；　which　in　this　case　is　necessity；
saying；　that　if　Mind　is　free　it　is　not　in　subjection　to　necessity；　and；　inversely；　if　its　will　and　thought
are　determined　through　necessity；　it　is　not　free　…　the　one；　they　say；　excludes　the　other。　The
distinctions　here　are　regarded　as　exclusive；　and　not　as　forming　something　concrete。　But　that　which
is　true；　the　Mind；　is　concrete；　and　its　attributes　are　freedom　and　necessity。　Similarly　the　higher
point　of　view　is　that　Mind　is　free　in　its　necessity；　and　finds　its　freedom　in　it　alone；　since　its　necessity
rests　on　its　freedom。　But　it　is　more　difficult　for　us　to　show　the　unity　here　than　in　the　case　of　natural
objects。　Freedom　can；　however；　be　also　abstract　freedom　without　necessity；　which　false　freedom
is　self…will；　and　for　that　reason　it　is　self…opposed；　unconsciously　limited；　an　imaginary　freedom
which　is　free　in　form　alone。　

The　fruit　of　development；　which　comes　third；　is　a　result　of　motion；　but　inasmuch　as　it　is　merely　the
result　of　one　stage　in　development；　as　being　last　in　this　stage；　it　is　both　the　starting　point　and　the
first　in　order　in　another　such　stage。　Goethe　somewhere　truly　says；　〃That　which　is　formed　ever
resolves　itself　back　into　its　elements。〃　Matter　…which　as　developed　has　form…　constitutes　once
more　the　material　for　a　new　form。　Mind　again　takes　as　its　object　and　applies　its　activity　to　the
Notion　in　which　in　going　within　itself；　it　has　comprehended　itself；　which　it　is　in　form　and　being；　and
which　has　just　been　separated　from　it　anew。　The　application　of　thought　to　this；　supplies　it　with　the
form　and　determination　of　thought。　This　action　thus　further　forms　the　previously　formed；　gives　it
additional　determinations；　makes　it　more　determinate　in　itself；　further　developed　and　more
profound。　As　concrete；　this　activity　is　a　succession　of　processes　in　development　which　must　be
represented　not　as　a　straight　line　drawn　out　into　vague　infinity；　but　as　a　circle　returning　within　itself；
which；　as　periphery；　has　very　many　circles；　and　whose　whole　is　a　large　number　of　processes　in
development　turning　back　within　themselves。　

c。　Philosophy　as　the　apprehension　of　the　development　of　the　Concrete。

Having　thus　generally　explained　the　nature　of　the　Concrete；　I　now　add　as　regards　its　import；　that
the　Truth　thus　determined　within　itself　is　impelled　towards　development。　It　is　only　the　living　and
spiritual　which　internally　bestirs　and　develops　itself。　Thus　the　Idea　as　concrete　in　itself；　and
self…developing；　is　an　organic　system　and　a　totality　which　contains　a　multitude　of　stages　and　of
moments　in　development。　Philosophy　has　now　become　for　itself　the　apprehension　of　this
development；　and　as　conceiving　Thought；　is　itself　this　development　in　Thought。　The　more　progress
made　in　this　development；　the　more　perfect　is　the　Philosophy。　

This　development　goes　no　further　out　than　into　externality；　but　the　going　without　itself　of
development　also　is　a　going　inwards。　That　is　to　say；　the　universal　Idea　continues　to　remain　at　the
foundation　and　still　is　the　all…embracing　and　unchangeable。　While　in　Philosophy　the　going　out　of　the
Idea　in　course　of　its　development　is　not　a　chance；　a　becoming　〃another；〃　but　really　is　a　going　within
itself；　a　self…immersion；　the　progress　forward　makes　the　Idea　which　was　previously　general　and
undetermined；　determined　within　itself。　Further　development　of　the　Idea　or　its　further　determination
is　the　same　thing　exactly。　Depth　seems　to　signify　intensiveness；　but　in　this　case　the　most　extensive
is　also　the　most　intensive。　The　more　intensive　is　the　Mind；　the　more　extensive　is　it；　hence　the　larger
is　its　embrace。　Extension　as　development；　is　not　dispersion　or　falling　asunder；　but　a　uniting　bond
which　is　the　more　powerful　and　intense　as　the　expanse　of　that　embraced　is　greater　in　extent　and
richer。　In　such　a　case　what　is　greater　is　the　strength　of　opposition　and　of　separation；　and　the
greater　power　overcomes　the　greater　separation。　

These　are　the　abstract　propositions　regarding　the　nature　of　the　Idea　and　of　its　development；　and
thus　within　it　Philosophy　in　its　developed　state　is　constituted：　it　is　one　Idea　in　its　totality　and　in　all　its
individual　parts；　like　one　life　in　a　living　being；　one　pulse　throbs　throughout　all　its　members。　All　the
parts　represented　in　it；　and　their　systematization；　emanate　from　the　one　Idea；　all　these　particulars
are　but　the　mirrors　and　copies　of　this　one　life；　and　have　their　actuality　only　in　this　unity。　Their
differences　and　their　various　qualities　are　only　the　expression　of　the　Idea　and　the　form　contained
within　it。　Thus　the　Idea　is　the　central　point；　which　is　also　the　periphery；　the　source　of　light；　which　in
all　its　expansion　does　not　come　without　itself；　but　remains　present　and　immanent　within　itself。　Thus
it　is　both　the　system　of　necessity　and　its　own　necessity；　which　also　constitutes　its　freedom。　

3。　RESULTS　OBTAINED　WITH　RESPECT　TO　THE　NOTION　OF　THE
HISTORY　OF　PHILOSOPHY。

Thus　we　see　that　Philosophy　is　system　in　development；　the　history　of　Philosophy　is　the　same；　and
this　is　the　main　point　to　be　noted　and　the　first　principle　to　be　dealt　with　in　this　treatise　on　that
history。　In　order　to　make　this　evident；　the　difference　in　respect　to　the　possible　modes　of
manifestation　must　first　be　pointed　out。　That　is　to　say；　the　progression　of　the　various　stages　in　the
advance　of　Thought　may　occur　with　the　consciousness　of　necessity；　in　which　case　each　in
succession　deduces　itself；　and　this　form　and　this　determination　can　alone　emerge。　Or　else　it　may
come　about　without　this　consciousness　as　does　a　natural　and　apparently　accidental　process；　so
that　while　inwardly；　indeed；　the　Notion　brings