Idea of the True

The idea of the true is the theoretical idea --- the cognition that wants to grasp the objective. It is no longer mere subjectivity (like the concept), but the unity of concept and objectivity in cognition. To know the true means: to grasp the object as it is in itself. The idea of the true has two forms: (1) the analytic method --- proceeds from the concrete and abstracts (the empirical), (Ch. 2) the synthetic method --- proceeds from the abstract and constructs (mathematics). Both are one-sided. The completed cognition (absolute idea) unites both. Problem of the theoretical idea: it remains passive, only accepts the world. Hence the transition to the practical idea (idea of the good), which wants to change the world.