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continue　to　be　what　they　are；　even　apart　from　this　reciprocal　relation。　The　case　is　quite　different
with　chemism。　Objects　chemically　biased　are　what　they　are　expressly　by　that　bias　alone。　Hence
they　are　the　absolute　impulse　towards　integration　by　and　in　one　another。　



　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§　201

The　product　of　the　chemical　process　consequently　is　the　Neutral　object；　latent　in
the　two　extremes；　each　on　the　alert。　The　notion　or　concrete　universal；　by　means
of　the　bias　of　the　objects　（the　particularity）；　coalesces　with　the　individuality　（in　the
shape　of　the　product）；　and　in　that　only　with　itself。　In　this　process　too　the　other
syllogisms　are　equally　involved。　The　place　of　mean　is　taken　both　by　individuality
as　activity；　and　by　the　concrete　universal；　the　essence　of　the　strained　extremes；
which　essence　reaches　definite　being　in　the　product。　



　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§　202

Chemism；　as　it　is　a　reflectional　nexus　of　objectivity；　has　pre…supposed；　not　merely
the　bias　or　non…indifferent　nature　of　the　objects；　but　also　their　immediate
independence。　The　process　of　chemism　consists　in　passing　to　and　fro　from　one
form　to　another；　which　forms　continue　to　be　as　external　as　before。　In　the　neutral
product　the　specific　properties；　which　the　extremes　bore　towards　each　other；　are
merged。　But　although　the　product　is　conformable　to　the　notion；　the　inspiring
principle　of　active　differentiation　does　not　exist　in　it；　for　it　has　sunk　back　to
immediacy。　The　neutral　body　is　therefore　capable　of　disintegration。　But　the
discerning　principle；　which　breaks　up　the　neutral　body　into　biased　and　strained
extremes；　and　which　gives　to　the　indifferent　object　in　general　its　affinity　and
animation　towards　another；　that　principle；　and　the　process　as　a　separation　with
tension；　falls　outside　of　that　first　process。　

The　chemical　process　does　not　rise　above　a　conditioned　and　finite　process。　The　notion　as　notion　is
only　the　heart　and　core　of　the　process；　and　does　not　in　this　stage　come　to　an　existence　of　its　own。
In　the　neutral　product　the　process　is　extinct；　and　the　existing　cause　falls　outside　it。　



　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§　203

Each　of　these　two　processes；　the　reduction　of　the　biased　（not…indifferent）　to　the
neutral；　and　the　differentiation　of　the　indifferent　or　neutral；　goes　its　own　way
without　hindrance　from　the　other。　But　that　want　of　inner　connection　shows　that
they　are　finite；　by　their　passage　into　products　in　which　they　are　merged　and　lost。
Conversely　the　process　exhibits　the　nonentity　of　the　presupposed　immediacy　of
the　not…indifferent　objects。　By　this　negation　of　immediacy　and　of　externalism　in
which　the　notion　as　object　was　sunk；　it　is　liberated　and　invested　with　independent
being　in　face　of　that　externalism　and　immediacy。　In　these　circumstances　it　is　the
End　（Final　Cause）。

The　passage　from　chemism　to　the　teleological　relation　is　implied　in　the　mutual　cancelling　of　both　of
the　forms　of　the　chemical　process。　The　result　thus　attained　is　the　liberation　of　the　notion；　which　in
chemism　and　mechanism　was　present　only　in　the　germ；　and　not　yet　evolved。　The　notion　in　the
shape　of　the　aim　or　end　thus　comes　into　independent　existence。　



　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（c）　Teleology
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　§204

In　the　End　the　notion　has　entered　on　free　existence　and　has　a　being　of　its　own；　by
means　of　the　negation　of　immediate　objectivity。　It　is　characterised　as　subjective；
seeing　that　this　negation　is；　in　the　first　place；　abstract；　and　hence　at　first　the
relation　between　it　and　objectivity　still　one　of　contrast。　This　character　of
subjectivity；　however；　compared　with　the　totality　of　the　notion；　is　one…sided；　and
that；　be　it　added；　for　the　End　itself；　in　which　all　specific　characters　have　been　put
as　subordinated　and　merged。　For　it　therefore　even　the　object；　which　it
presupposes；　has　only　hypothetical　（ideal）　reality　…　essentially　no…reality。　The　End；
in　short；　is　a　contradiction　of　its　self…identity　against　the　negation　stated　in　it；　i。e。
its　antithesis　to　objectivity；　and　being　so；　contains　the　eliminative　or　destructive
activity　which　negates　the　antithesis　and　renders　it　identical　with　itself。　This　is　the
realisation　of　the　End：　in　which；　while　it　turns　itself　into　the　other　of　its
subjectivity　and　objectifies　itself；　thus　cancelling　the　distinction　between　the　two；
it　has　only　closed　with　itself；　and　retained　itself。　

The　notion　of　Design　or　End；　while　on　one　hand　called　redundant；　is　on　another
justly　described　as　the　rational　notion；　and　contrasted　with　the　abstract　universal
of　understanding。　The　latter　only　subsumes　the　particular；　and　so　connects　it　with
itself：　but　has　it　not　in　its　own　nature。　The　distinction　between　the　End　or　final
cause；　and　the　mere　efficient　cause　（which　is　the　cause　ordinarily　so　called）；　is　of
supreme　importance。　Causes；　properly　so　called；　belong　to　the　sphere　of
necessity；　blind；　and　not　yet　laid　bare。　The　cause　therefore　appears　as　passing　into
its　correlative；　and　losing　its　primordiality　thereby　sinking　into　dependency。　It　is
only　by　implication；　or　for　us；　that　the　cause　is　in　the　effect　made　for　the　first
time　a　cause；　and　that　it　there　returns　into　itself。　The　End；　on　the　other　hand；　is
expressly　stated　as　containing　the　specific　character　in　its　own　self　…　the　effect；
namely；　which　in　the　purely　causal　relation　is　never　free　from　otherness。　The　End
therefore　in　its　efficiency　does　not　pass　over；　but　retains　itself；　i。e。　it　carries　into
effect　itself　only；　and　is　at　the　end　what　it　was　in　the　beginning　or　primordial　state。
Until　it　thus　retains　itself；　it　is　not　genuinely　primordial。　The　End　then　requires　to
be　speculatively　apprehended　as　the　notion；　which　itself　in　the　proper　unity　and
ideality　of　its　characteristics　contains　the　judgement　or　negation　…　the　antithesis　of
subjective　and　objective　…　and　which　to　an　equal　extent　suspends　that　antithesis。　

By　End　however　we　must　not　at　once；　nor　must　we　ever　merely；　think　of　the
form　which　it　has　in　consciousness　as　a　mode　of　mere　mental　representation。　By
means　of　the　notion　of　Inner　Design　Kant　has　resuscitated　the　Idea　in　general
and　particularly　the　idea　of　life。　Aristotle's　definition　of　life　virtually　implies　inner
design；　and　is　thus　far　in　advance　of　the　notion　of　design　in　modern　Teleology；
which　had　in　view　finite　and　outward　design　only。

Animal　wants　and　appetites　are　some　of　the　readiest　instances　of　the　End。　They
are　the　felt　contradiction；　which　exists　within　the　living　subject；　and　pass　into　the
activity　of　negating　this　negation　which　mere　subjectivity　still　is。　The　satisfaction
of　the　want　or　appetite　restores　the　peace　between　subject　and　object。　The
objective　thing　which；　so　long　as　the　contradiction　exists；　i。e。　so　long　as　the　want
is　felt；　stands　on　the　other　side；　loses　this　quasi…independence；　by　its　union　with
the　subject。　Those　who　talk　of　the　permanence　and　immutability　of　the　finite；　as
well　subjective　as　objective；　may　see　the　reverse　illustrated　in　the　operations　of
every　appetite。　Appetite　is；　so　to　speak；　the　conviction　that　the　subjective　is　only　a
half…truth；　no　more　adequate　than　the　o