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　fantastic；　indeterminate　material　—　the　Rule　is　the

essence　of　Reason　…the　form　bees　measureless　and　formless；　or　mean　and　contracted。　In　the

same　way；　in　that　parison　of　the　various　systems　of　philosophy　of　which　we　have　already

spoken；　the　only　point　of　importance　is　overlooked；　namely　the　character　of　that　Unity　which　is

found　alike　in　the　Chinese；　the　Eleatic；　and　the　Spinozistic　philosophy　—　the　distinction　between

the　recognition　of　that　Unity　as　abstract　and　as　concrete　—　concrete　to　the　extent　of　being　a　unity

in　and　by　itself　—　a　unity　synonymous　with　Spirit。　But　that　co…ordination　proves　that　it　recognises

only　such　an　abstract　unity；　so　that　while　it　gives　judgment　respecting　philosophy　it　is　ignorant　of

that　very　point　which　constitutes　the　interest　of　philosophy。

§　79

But　there　are　also　spheres　which；　amid　all　the　variety　that　is　presented　in　the　substantial　content　of

a　particular　form　of　culture；　remain　the　same。　The　difference　above　mentioned　in　art；　science；

philosophy；　concerns　the　thinking　Reason　and　Freedom；　which　is　the　self…consciousness　of　the

former；　and　which　has　the　same　one　root　with　Thought。　As　it　is　not　the　brute；　but　only　the　man　that

thinks；　he　only　—　and　only　because　he　is　a　thinking　being　—　has　Freedom。　His　consciousness

imports　this；　that　the　individual　prehends　itself　as　a　person；　that　is；　recognises　itself　in　its　single

existence　as　possessing　universality；　—　as　capable　of　abstraction　from；　and　of　surrendering　all

speciality；　and；　therefore；　as　inherently　infinite。　Consequently　those　spheres　of　intelligence　which　lie

beyond　the　limits　of　this　consciousness　are　a　mon　ground　among　those　substantial　distinctions。