External Reflection

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The second form of reflection, in which thought relates to a given ("presupposed") that it has not itself produced. External reflection "finds" something, treats it as material for its determinations.

In Hegel: SL II, "External Reflection"; Hegel: "The found is only found in that it is abandoned"

Cross-references: Positing Reflection, Determining Reflection, Presupposing, Reflection

Commentary on the Logic, Chapter 5

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