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Third Part. The Doctrine of the Concept Der Begriff; often translated as "The Notion." In Hegel's system, this is the final stage of logic where thought becomes self-aware, active, and creative, uniting the previous stages of Being and Essence . . . 78, 126

A. The Subjective Concept . . . 78, 100

a. Concept . . . 80
b. Judgment Urtheil; for Hegel, this is more than a sentence; it is the act of the Concept "sundering" or dividing itself into specific parts to understand them . . . 83
c. Syllogism Schluß; the process of bringing different judgments together to reach a rational conclusion or "closure" . . . 91

B. The Object . . . 100, 110

a. Mechanism Where objects are moved by external forces, like billiard balls . . . 101
b. Chemism Where objects have an internal "affinity" or attraction to one another, like chemical reactions . . . 103
c. Teleology Purpose; the stage where objects are seen as moving toward a specific end or goal . . . 105

C. The Idea . . . 110, 126

a. Life . . . 115
b. Cognition Erkennen; the process of the mind actively seeking to know the truth of the world . . . 117
c. Absolute Idea The final peak of logic where thought and reality are fully understood as one unified whole . . . 123

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The Philosophy of Nature.

First Part. Mathematics . . . 130, 141

Second Part. The Physics of the Inorganic . . . 142, 180

A. Mechanics The study of matter in its most basic, external relationships, such as space, time, and motion . . . 143, 152