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    23133

    Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis])

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    2.3.1.3.3. Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis]) © 2003-2026 hegel.net · Kai Froeb 2.3.1.3.3. Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis]) 2.3.1.3.3.1. [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) 2.3.1.3.3.2. [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) 2.3.1.3.3.3. [Eukaryotes] One level back to Transition to life One level further to [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) One level further to [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) One level further to [Eukaryotes] (true single-celled organisms: the cell with a nucleus, articulated in itself)
    2.3.1.3.3. Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis]) © 2003-2026 hegel.net · Kai Froeb 2.3.1.3.3. Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis]) One level back to Transition to life One level further to [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) One level further to [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) One level further to [Eukaryotes] (true single-celled organisms: the cell with a nucleus, articulated in itself) 2.3.1.3.3.1. [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) 2.3.1.3.3.1.1. [Phototrophic bacteria] 2.3.1.3.3.1.2. [Chemotrophic bacteria] 2.3.1.3.3.1.3. [Heterotrophic bacteria] One level back to [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) One level further to [Phototrophic bacteria] (cyanobacteria: life out of light) One level further to [Chemotrophic bacteria] (sulphur, iron, nitrifying bacteria: life out of the inorganic) One level further to [Heterotrophic bacteria] (putrefaction, fermentation, symbiosis and disease) 2.3.1.3.3.2. [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) 2.3.1.3.3.2.1. [Thermophiles and acidophiles] 2.3.1.3.3.2.2. [Halophiles and barophiles] 2.3.1.3.3.2.3. [Methanogens] One level back to [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) One level further to [Thermophiles and acidophiles] (hot springs, volcanic vents) One level further to [Halophiles and barophiles] (salt lakes, deep sea) One level further to [Methanogens] (marshes, ruminant stomachs — transition to symbiosis) 2.3.1.3.3.3. [Eukaryotes] 2.3.1.3.3.3.1. [Shape-changers] 2.3.1.3.3.3.2. [Self-moving] 2.3.1.3.3.3.3. [Single-celled algae] One level back to [Eukaryotes] (true single-celled organisms: the cell with a nucleus, articulated in itself) One level further to [Shape-changers] (amoebae, slime moulds, radiolarians: shape still indeterminate) One level further to [Self-moving] (flagellates and ciliates, paramecia — transition to the animal) One level further to [Single-celled algae] (diatoms, green algae, dinoflagellates — transition to the vegetal)
    2.3.1.3.3. Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis]) © 2003-2026 hegel.net · Kai Froeb 2.3.1.3.3. Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis]) One level back to Transition to life One level further to [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) One level further to [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) One level further to [Eukaryotes] (true single-celled organisms: the cell with a nucleus, articulated in itself) 2.3.1.3.3.1. [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) One level back to [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life) One level further to [Phototrophic bacteria] (cyanobacteria: life out of light) One level further to [Chemotrophic bacteria] (sulphur, iron, nitrifying bacteria: life out of the inorganic) One level further to [Heterotrophic bacteria] (putrefaction, fermentation, symbiosis and disease) 2.3.1.3.3.1.1. [Phototrophic bacteria] One level back to [Phototrophic bacteria] (cyanobacteria: life out of light) 2.3.1.3.3.1.2. [Chemotrophic bacteria] One level back to [Chemotrophic bacteria] (sulphur, iron, nitrifying bacteria: life out of the inorganic) 2.3.1.3.3.1.3. [Heterotrophic bacteria] One level back to [Heterotrophic bacteria] (putrefaction, fermentation, symbiosis and disease) 2.3.1.3.3.2. [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) One level back to [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme) One level further to [Thermophiles and acidophiles] (hot springs, volcanic vents) One level further to [Halophiles and barophiles] (salt lakes, deep sea) One level further to [Methanogens] (marshes, ruminant stomachs — transition to symbiosis) 2.3.1.3.3.2.1. [Thermophiles and acidophiles] One level back to [Thermophiles and acidophiles] (hot springs, volcanic vents) 2.3.1.3.3.2.2. [Halophiles and barophiles] One level back to [Halophiles and barophiles] (salt lakes, deep sea) 2.3.1.3.3.2.3. [Methanogens] One level back to [Methanogens] (marshes, ruminant stomachs — transition to symbiosis) 2.3.1.3.3.3. [Eukaryotes] One level back to [Eukaryotes] (true single-celled organisms: the cell with a nucleus, articulated in itself) One level further to [Shape-changers] (amoebae, slime moulds, radiolarians: shape still indeterminate) One level further to [Self-moving] (flagellates and ciliates, paramecia — transition to the animal) One level further to [Single-celled algae] (diatoms, green algae, dinoflagellates — transition to the vegetal) 2.3.1.3.3.3.1. [Shape-changers] One level back to [Shape-changers] (amoebae, slime moulds, radiolarians: shape still indeterminate) 2.3.1.3.3.3.2. [Self-moving] One level back to [Self-moving] (flagellates and ciliates, paramecia — transition to the animal) 2.3.1.3.3.3.3. [Single-celled algae] One level back to [Single-celled algae] (diatoms, green algae, dinoflagellates — transition to the vegetal)
    • 0 Hegel's 'System of Science'
    • 1 Logic (Thinking of Thinking, Science of Science)
    • 2 Nature (science of matter)
    • 3 Spirit/Mind (Science of humanities)
    • 21 Mechanics
    • 22 Physics (including Chemistry)
    • 23 Organism / Life (Subjectivity)
    • 231 The Earth (Geology)
    • 232 Plant life (biology of the vegetal)
    • 233 Animal life (biology of the animal)
    • 2311 Position in the solar system
    • 2312 Processes of the Earth
    • 2313 Transition to life
    • 23131 Fertilization of the earth out of itself
    • 23132 Habitats
    • 23133 Individuated life (the cell; generatio aequivoca, [abiogenesis])
    • 231331 [Bacteria] (cell without a nucleus, immediate life)
    • 231332 [Archaea] (the cell without a nucleus at the extreme)
    • 231333 [Eukaryotes] (true single-celled organisms: the cell with a nucleus, articulated in itself)

    Texts online

    • HTM The Philosophy of Nature (Book 2 of the Encyclopedia) 1817

    Hegel texts on this topic

    • Enzyklopädie II, § 341🇩🇪 DE

    Commentary on this

    • The Question That Remains
    • What Remains of Physics
    • What the Organics Deals With
    • The Geological Organism
    • Plant and Animal

    See also

    • 23231 [Special plant species] ◆
    • 233312 Genus and species (Zoology) ◆

    Isolated Life

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    What Hegel calls generatio aequivoca: the emergence of simple living beings from unliving matter. In his time an open question, for him the explanation of how life begins at all.

    In Hegel: 23133

    Cross-references: Chap. 22

    Commentary on the Philosophy of Nature: IV. Organics (§§ 337–376)

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    ← Habitats ↑ Transition to life

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