phenomenology of mind-第60章

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own　idea　by　actually　and　in　fact　not　taking　its　universality　to　mean　that　all　individual　things　of　sense
must　have　given　evidence　of　the　law　to　enable　the　truth　of　the　law　to　be　asserted。　The　assertion
that　stones；　when　raised　from　the　ground　and　lot　go；　fall；　does　not　at　all　require　us　to　make　the
experiment　with　all　stones。　It　means　most　likely　that　this　experiment　must　have　been　tried　at　least
with　a　good　many；　and　from　that　we　can　by　analogy　draw　an　inference　about　the　rest　with　the
greatest　probability　or　with　perfect　right。　Yet　analogy　not　only　gives　no　perfect　right；　but；　on
account　of　its　nature；　contradicts　itself　so　often　that　the　inference　to　be　drawn　from　analogy　itself
rather　is　that　analogy　does　not　permit　an　inference　to　be　drawn。　Probability；　which　is　what　analogy
would　come　to；　loses；　when　face　to　face　with　truth；　every　distinction　of　less　and　greater；　be　the
probability　as　great　as　it　may　it　is　nothing　as　against　truth。　The　instinct　of　reason；　however；　takes；
as　a　matter　of　fact；　laws　of　that　sort　for　truth。　It　is　when　reason　does　not　find　necessity　in　them　that
it　resorts　to　making　this　distinction；　and　lowers　the　truth　of　the　matter　to　the　level　of　probability；　in
order　to　bring　out　the　imperfect　way　in　which　truth　is　presented　to　the　consciousness　that　as　yet
has　no　insight　into　the　pure　notion；　for　universality　is　before　it　there　merely　in　the　form　of　simple
immediate　universality。　But；　at　the　same　time；　on　account　of　this　universality；　the　law　has　truth　for
consciousness。　That　a　stone　falls　is　true　for　consciousness；　because　it　is　aware　of　the　stone　being
heavy；　i。e。　because　in　weight；　taken　by　itself　as　such；　the　stone　has　that　essential　relation　to　the
earth　expressed　in　the　fact　of　falling。　Consciousness　thus　finds　in　experience　the　objective　being　of
the　law；　but　has　it　there　in　the　form　of　a　notion　as　well；　and　only　because　of　both　factors　together　is
the　law　true　for　consciousness。　The　law；　therefore；　is　accepted　as　a　law　because　it　presents　itself　in
the　sphere　of　appearance　and　is；　at　the　same　time；　in　its　very　nature　a　notion。　

The　instinct　of　reason　in　this　type　of　consciousness；　because　the　law　is　at　the　same　time　inherently
a　notion；　proceeds　to　give　the　law　and　its　moments　a　purely　conceptual　form；　and　proceeds　to　do
this　of　necessity；　but　without　knowing　that　this　is　what　it　seeks　to　do。　It　puts　the　law　to　the　test　of
experiment。　As　the　law　first　appears；　it　is　enveloped　in　particulars　of　sense；　and　the　notion
constituting　its　nature　is　involved　with　empirical　elements。　The　instinct　of　reason　sets　to　work　to
find　out　by　experiment　what　follows　in　such　and　such　circumstances。　By　so　doing　the　law　seems
only　to　be　plunged　still　further　into　sense；　but　sense　existence　really　gets　lost　in　the　process。　The
inner　purport　of　this　investigation　is　to　find　pure　conditions　of　the　law；　and　this　means　nothing　else
（even　if　the　consciousness　stating　the　fact　were　to　think　it　meant　something　different）　than
completely　to　bring　out　the　law　in　conceptual　shape　and　detach　its　moments　entirely　from
determinate　specific　existence。　For　example；　negative　electricity；　which　is　known　at　first；　say；　in　the
form　of　resin…electricity；　while　positive　electricity　comes　before　us　as　glass…electricitythese；　by
means　of　experiments；　lose　altogether　such　a　significance；　and　become　purely　positive　and
negative　electricity；　neither　of　which　is　bound　up　any　longer　with　things　of　a　particular　kind；　and　we
can　no　longer　say　that　there　are　bodies　which　are　electrical　positively；　others　electrical　negatively。
In　the　same　way　the　relationship　of　acid　and　base　and　their　reaction　constitute　a　law　in　which　these
opposite　factors　appear　as　bodies。　Yet　these　sundered　things　have　no　reality；　the　power　which
tears　them　apart　cannot　prevent　them　from　entering　forthwith　into　a　process；　for　they　are　merely
this　relation。　They　cannot　subsist　and　be　indicated　by　themselves　apart；　like　a　tooth　or　a　claw。　That
it　is　their　very　nature　to　pass　over　directly　into　a　neutral　product　makes　their　existence　lie　in　being
cancelled　and　superseded；　or　makes　it　into　a　universal；　and　acid　and　base　possess　truth　merely
qua　Universal。　Just；　then；　as　glass　and　resin　can　be　equally　well　positively　as　negatively　electrified；
in　the　same　way　acid　and　base　are　not　attached　as　properties　or　qualities　to　this　or　that　reality；
each　thing　is　only　relatively　acidulate　and　basic；　what　seems　to　be　an　absolute　base　or　an　absolute
acid　gets　in　the　so…called　Synsomates　（2）　the　opposite　significance　in　relation　to　an　other。　

The　result　of　the　experiments　is　in　this　way　to　cancel　the　moments　or　inner　significations　as
properties　of　specific　things；　and　free　the；　predicates　from　their　subjects。　These　predicates　are
found　merely　as　universal；　and　in　truth　that　is　what　they　are。　Because　of　this　self　subsistence　they
therefore　get　the　name　of　kinds　of　〃matter〃；　which　is　neither　a　body　nor　a　property　of　a　body；
certainly　no　one　would　call　acid；　positive　and　negative　electricity；　heat；　（3）　etc。；　bodies。　

Matter；　on　the　contrary；　is　not　a　thing　that　exists；　it　is　being　in　the　sense　of　universal　being；　or　being
in　the　way　the　concept　is　being。　Reason；　still　instinctive；　correctly　draws　this　distinction　without
being　conscious　that　it　（reason）；　by　the　very　fact　of　its　testing　the　law　in　every　sense…particular；
cancels　the　merely　sensuous　existence　of　the　law；　and；　when　it　construes　the　moments　of　the　law
as　forms　of　matter；　their　essential　nature　is　taken　to　be　something　universal；　and　specifically
expressed　as　a　non…sensuous　element　of　sense；　an　incorporeal　and　yet　objective　existence。　

We　have　now　to　see　what　turn　its　result　takes；　and　what　new　shape　this　activity　of　observation
will；　in　consequence；　assume。　As　the　outcome　and　truth　of　this　experimentation　we　find　pure　law；
which　is　freed　from　sensuous　elements；　we　see　it　as　a　concept；　which；　while　present　in　sense；
operates　there　independently　and　unrestrained；　while　enveloped　in　sense；　is　detached　from　it　and　is
a　concept　bare　and　simple。　This；　which　is　in　truth　result　and　essence；　now　comes　before　this
consciousness　itself；　but　as　an　object；　moreover；　since　the　object　is　not　exactly　a　result　for　it　and　is
unrelated　to　the　preceding　process；　the　object　is　a　specific　kind　of　object；　and　the　relation　of
consciousness　to　it　takes　the　form　of　another　kind　of　observation。　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　a　（2）
　　　　　　　　　　Observation　of　Organic　Nature

Such　an　object　which　sustains　the　procedure　in　the　simple　activity　of　the　notion　is　an　organism。　

Organic　existence　is　this　absolutely　fluid　condition　wherein　determinateness；　which　would　only　put
it　in　relation　to　an　other；　is　dissolved。　Inorganic　things　involve　determinateness　in　their　very
essence；　and　on　that　account　a　thing　realizes　the　completeness　of　the　moments　of　the　notion　only
along　with　another　thing；　and　hence　gets　lost　when　it　enters　the　dialectic　movement。　In　the　case　of
an　organic　being；　on　the　other　hand；　all　determinate　characteristics；　by　means　of　〃which　it　is
palpable　to　another；　are　held　under　the　control　of　the　simple　organic　unity；　none　of　them　comes
forward　as　essential　and　capable　of　detaching　itself　from　the　rest　and　relating　itself　to　an　other
being。　What　is　organic；　therefore；　preserves　itself　in　its　very　relation。　

The　aspects　of　law　on　which　the　instinct　of　reason　directs　its　observation　here　are；　as　we　see　from
the　above；　in　the　first　instance　organic　nature　and　inorganic　nature　in　their　relation　to　one　another。
The　latter　means　for　organic　nature　just　the　free　play…a　freedom　opposed　to　the　simple　notion　of
organic　natureloosely　connected　characteristics　in　which　individuated　nature　is　at　once　dissolved；
and　out　of　the　continuity　of　which　the　individuated　unit　of　nature　at　the　same　time　breaks　away　and
exists　separately。　Air；　water；　earth；　zones　and　climate　are　universal　elements　of　this　sort；　which
make　up　the　indeterminate　simple　being　of　natural　individualities；　and　in　which　these　are　at　the
same　time　reflected　into　themselves。　Neither　the　individuality　nor　the　natural　element　is　absolutely
self…contained。　On　the　contrary：　in　the　independent　detachment；　which　observ