Relation (Verhältnis)

Verhältnis designates the mutual relation of determinations to one another. In the logic of being: the quantitative relation (proportion, exponent). In the logic of essence, relation becomes central: whole/parts, force/expression, inner/outer. The highest form is reciprocal action, where both sides mutually constitute one another (A⇄B). The relation is not external between ready-made relata; rather, the relata exist only through their relation. Example: teacher and student exist only in their relation, not in isolation.