Being-in-and-for-itself

Hegel

The developed unity of being-in-itself and being-for-itself. Something is in and for itself when it is what it is according to its concept, and also knows or enacts this.

Origin

Hegel's synthesis: not only in itself (potency) or for itself (self-relation), but both in unity.

In Hegel

Enc. §95 (note); SL Vol. 1, Quality

Cross-references

Being-in-itself · Being-for-itself