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Mechanism
?- 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)
- 11 Being (immediateness, 'Ontology')
- 12 Essence (mediation, reflection, metaphysics)
- 13 Concept (Notion / Logos / Comprehension, 'Begriff')
- 131 The subjective Concept (formal Concept)
- 132 The Object (real Concept)
- 133 The Idea (adequate Concept)
- 1321 Mechanism
- 1322 Chemical process (as logical)
- 1323 Teleology
- 13211 Mechanical object
- 13212 Mechanical process
- 13213 Absolute Mechanism
Mechanism
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The first form of objectivity: the members stand in external relations --- impact, pressure, attraction. Not purpose, but effect.
Origin: Newton, mechanics as the basic model of natural science. Hegel grasps it as the abstract form of objectivity, which must proceed onward to chemism and to teleology.
In Hegel: Enc. §§ 195--199 (Logic); §§ 253--271 (Nature)
Cross-references: Chemism, Impact, Objectivity