Otherness

Hegel (throughout)

That from which a determination differs, but to which it remains related at the same time. For the philosophy of nature, this is the fundamental concept: nature is "the Idea in the form of otherness."

Origin

Other; negation; limit; being-for-itself. Discussed in detail in the Logic glossary.

In Hegel

Enc. § 92 (Quality); for nature §§ 247--248

Cross-references

Natur · Externality

Was das nicht heißt

that nature is alien to thought. It is thought in the shape of externality --- related, not separated.

In den ersten auflagen

1817 §§ 193--194

Im buch

Part One, I