Doctrine of the Concept
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Doctrine of the Concept is the final major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he develops his mature account of the concept (Begriff), judgment, and syllogism as the self-determining structure of thought and reality.
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| Doctrine of the Concept canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctrine of the Concept Context triple: [Wissenschaft der Logik, hasPart, Doctrine of the Concept]
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A.
Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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B.
Principal Doctrines
Principal Doctrines is a collection of key ethical maxims that succinctly summarize Epicurus’s philosophy on pleasure, virtue, and the good life.
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C.
Doctrine of Addai
The Doctrine of Addai is an early Syriac Christian text that recounts the legendary conversion of the city of Edessa through the missionary work of the apostle Addai (Thaddeus).
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D.
Doctrine of Being
The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
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E.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doctrine of the Concept Target entity description: Doctrine of the Concept is the final major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he develops his mature account of the concept (Begriff), judgment, and syllogism as the self-determining structure of thought and reality.
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A.
Doctrine of Essence
The Doctrine of Essence is the central section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic* that analyzes reflection, appearance, and the underlying structures of reality beyond immediate being.
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B.
Principal Doctrines
Principal Doctrines is a collection of key ethical maxims that succinctly summarize Epicurus’s philosophy on pleasure, virtue, and the good life.
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C.
Doctrine of Addai
The Doctrine of Addai is an early Syriac Christian text that recounts the legendary conversion of the city of Edessa through the missionary work of the apostle Addai (Thaddeus).
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D.
Doctrine of Being
The Doctrine of Being is the first major section of Hegel’s *Science of Logic*, where he analyzes the most basic categories of thought such as pure being, nothing, and becoming.
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E.
Doctrine of Right
The Doctrine of Right is the part of Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy that systematically analyzes the principles of law, justice, and external freedom within a rightful civil and political order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of a philosophical logic
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philosophical work section ⓘ |
| aimsAt | showing the concept as the inner structure of reality ⓘ |
| asserts | identity of logical and ontological structures at the level of the concept ⓘ |
| author |
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
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linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
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| belongsTo | Hegel’s system of absolute idealism ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
logical freedom
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self-determination of thought ⓘ self-determining concept ⓘ unity of thought and being ⓘ |
| concerns |
mediation and inference
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relation between logical form and metaphysical structure ⓘ self-relation of thought ⓘ |
| contains |
section on judgment (Urteil)
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section on syllogism (Schluss) ⓘ section on the concept (Begriff) ⓘ |
| develops |
Hegel’s mature account of judgment
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Hegel’s mature account of syllogism ⓘ Hegel’s mature account of the concept ⓘ |
| follows | Doctrine of Essence ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 19th-century German philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Hegel scholarship on logic
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subsequent German Idealist logic ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | second book of Science of Logic (Doctrine of Essence and Doctrine of the Concept) ⓘ |
| method | dialectical development of categories ⓘ |
| originalTitleElement |
Die Lehre vom Begriff
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linked to:
Wissenschaft der Logik
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| partOf | Science of Logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline | logic ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | absolute idealism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German Idealism
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linked to:
German idealism
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| positionInWork | final major section of Science of Logic ⓘ |
| precedes | no further main doctrinal section in Science of Logic ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Begriff
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Idea (Idee) ⓘ Objectivity (Objektivität) ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | logical foundation for Hegel’s philosophy of nature and spirit ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
concept (Begriff)
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judgment ⓘ logical structure of reality ⓘ logical structure of thought ⓘ syllogism ⓘ |
| treatsConceptAs | self-determining unity of universality, particularity, and individuality ⓘ |
| treatsJudgmentAs | development of the concept into predicative form ⓘ |
| treatsSyllogismAs | truth of judgment and structure of mediation ⓘ |
| workDate | 1810s ⓘ |
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