Organism

Hegel (Life, Teleology)

The living being as a purposively organized whole. Every organ is means and end at once. The organism is self-end [Selbstzweck] - it maintains itself through inner purposiveness.

Origin

Aristotle: life as self-movement. Kant: organism as natural end. Hegel: organism as paradigm of the Idea.

In Hegel

Enz. §216-218; SL Vol. 2, Idea of Life

Cross-references

Life · Teleology · Selbstzweck · Idea

Im buch

Ch. 16.5, 19.2, 22.2