S³ Structure
Our methodology (systematization)
Our designation for the **three fundamental, processual moments** of the **Idea of Life** (Ch. 19): 1. **S**elf-differentiation (internal organization) 2. **S**elf-preservation (assimilation of the other) 3. **S**elf-sublation (development beyond the individual) This S³ structure is the universal logical form of **self-organization** and the basis for the first, ontological derivation of the **ethical criteria** (Ch. 22). It rests on the fundamental quality of life, **self-relation** (Ch. 19.1). Each of the three processes is explicated in Ch. 19.4 as a complete **syllogistic system**.
Origin
Systematizes Hegel's three moments of life (the living individual, the life process, the genus) as three processual syllogistic systems.
In Hegel
Corresponds in substance to the division into *The Living Individual*, *The Life Process*, and *The Genus* (Encyclopedia §§ 216–222).
Cross-references
Idea of Life · Selbstdifferenzierung · Selbsterhaltung · Self-Sublation · Selbstbeziehung · Schlusssystem
Im buch
Ch. 19 (main chapter), 19.1, 19.4, 19.9, 22.1, 27.1