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    Body shape

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    2.2.3.1. Body shape © 2003-2026 hegel.net · Kai Froeb 2.2.3.1. Body shape 2.2.3.1.1. Shapeless figure 2.2.3.1.2. Magnetism 2.2.3.1.3. Crystal One level back to Physical body (single individuality) One level further to Shapeless figure One level further to Magnetism One level further to Crystal
    2.2.3.1. Body shape © 2003-2026 hegel.net · Kai Froeb 2.2.3.1. Body shape One level back to Physical body (single individuality) One level further to Shapeless figure One level further to Magnetism One level further to Crystal 2.2.3.1.1. Shapeless figure 2.2.3.1.1.1. Brittle shapeless figure 2.2.3.1.1.2. Fluid that forms itself into spheres One level back to Shapeless figure One level further to Brittle shapeless figure One level further to Fluid that forms itself into spheres 2.2.3.1.2. Magnetism 2.2.3.1.2.1. Repulsion 2.2.3.1.2.2. Attraction 2.2.3.1.2.3. [Point of indifference] One level back to Magnetism One level further to Repulsion One level further to Attraction One level further to [Point of indifference] (the middle in which both poles are one — transition to the crystal) 2.2.3.1.3. Crystal One level back to Crystal
    2.2.3.1. Body shape © 2003-2026 hegel.net · Kai Froeb 2.2.3.1. Body shape One level back to Physical body (single individuality) One level further to Shapeless figure One level further to Magnetism One level further to Crystal 2.2.3.1.1. Shapeless figure One level back to Shapeless figure One level further to Brittle shapeless figure One level further to Fluid that forms itself into spheres 2.2.3.1.1.1. Brittle shapeless figure One level back to Brittle shapeless figure 2.2.3.1.1.2. Fluid that forms itself into spheres One level back to Fluid that forms itself into spheres 2.2.3.1.2. Magnetism One level back to Magnetism One level further to Repulsion One level further to Attraction One level further to [Point of indifference] (the middle in which both poles are one — transition to the crystal) 2.2.3.1.2.1. Repulsion One level back to Repulsion 2.2.3.1.2.2. Attraction One level back to Attraction 2.2.3.1.2.3. [Point of indifference] One level back to [Point of indifference] (the middle in which both poles are one — transition to the crystal) 2.2.3.1.3. Crystal One level back to Crystal
    • 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)
    • 221 General physicalities
    • 222 Peculiarities (special individuality)
    • 223 Physical body (single individuality)
    • 2231 Body shape
    • 2232 Properties against others
    • 2233 Chemical process
    • 22311 Shapeless figure
    • 22312 Magnetism
    • 22313 Crystal

    Texts online

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

    Hegel texts on this topic

    • Enzyklopädie II, § 310🇩🇪 DE

    Commentary on this

    • What Remains of Mechanics
    • Why This Part Is the Weakest
    • Three Misunderstandings to Clear Away in Advance
    • The "Wide Field" — Why Physics Contains So Much

    Shape of the Body

    To the glossary index · ↑ Top of page

    The third stage of physics: a body determines its form from itself --- from the formless through the brittle to the crystal.

    In Hegel: 2231

    Cross-references: Part One, IV

    Commentary on the Philosophy of Nature: I. What It Undertakes

    To the glossary index · ↑ Top of page

    ↑ Physical body (single individuality) Properties against others →

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