Commentary on the Philosophy of Nature: III. Physics (§§ 272–336)

Part One: Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature

III. Physics (§§ 272–336)

1. Why This Part Is the Weakest
2. Three Misunderstandings to Clear Away in Advance
3. The “Wide Field” — Why Physics Contains So Much
4. What Physics Deals With
5. The Escalation from Magnetism to Chemism
6. What Hegel Fastens Magnetism To
7. The Four Elements — and Why They Are Not a Regression
8. Two Passages Where Hegel Anticipates Later Developments
9. Why Nature Often Has Four Steps, Not Three
10. What Remains of Physics