the　negation：　and　the　notion　is　completely　self…identical　in　its　otherness；　and　is　the
  certainty　of　itself。　Being　therefore　is　the　notion　implicit；　before　it　has　been
  explicitly　put　as　a　notion。　This　Being　therefore；　as　the　still　unspecified　notion　…　a
  notion　that　is　only　implicitly　or　'immediately'　specified　…　is　equally　describable　as
  the　Universal。
  When　it　means　immediate　being；　the　beginning　is　taken　from　sensation　and
  perception　…　the　initial　stage　in　the　analytical　method　of　finite　cognition。　When　it
  means　universality；　it　is　the　beginning　of　the　systematic　method。　But　since　the
  Logical　Idea　is　as　much　a　universal　as　it　is　in　being　…　since　it　is　presupposed　by　the
  notion　as　much　as　it　itself　immediately　is；　its　beginning　is　a　synthetic　as　well　as　an
  analytical　beginning。
  §238n
  Philosophical　method　is　analytical　as　well　as　synthetic；　not　indeed　in　the　sense　of　a　bare
  juxtaposition　or　mere　alternating　employment　of　these　two　methods　of　finite　cognition；　but　rather　in
  such　a　way　that　it　holds　them　merged　in　itself。　In　every　one　of　its　movements　therefore　it　displays
  an　attitude　at　once　analytical　and　synthetic。　Philosophical　thought　proceeds　analytically；　in　so　far　as
  it　only　accepts　its　object；　the　Idea；　and　while　allowing　it　its　own　way；　is　only；　as　it　were；　an
  onlooker　at　its　movement　and　development。　To　this　extent　philosophising　is　wholly　passive。
  Philosophic　thought　however　is　equally　synthetic；　and　evinces　itself　to　be　the　action　of　the　notion
  itself。　To　that　end；　however；　there　is　required　an　effort　to　keep　back　the　incessant　impertinence　of
  our　own　fancies　and　private　opinions。
  §239
  （b）　The　Advance　renders　explicit　the　judgement　implicit　in　the　Idea。　The
  immediate　universal；　as　the　notion　implicit；　is　the　dialectical　force　which　on　its
  own　part　deposes　its　immediacy　and　universality　to　the　level　of　a　mere　stage　or
  'moment'。　Thus　is　put　the　negative　of　the　beginning；　its　specific　character：　it
  supposes　a　correlative；　a　relation　of　different　terms　…　the　stage　of　Reflection。
  Seeing　that　the　immanent　dialectic　only　states　explicitly　what　was　involved　in　the
  immediate　notion；　this　advance　is　Analytical；　but　seeing　that　in　this　notion　this
  distinction　was　not　yet　stated；　it　is　equally　Synthetic。
  §239n
  In　the　advance　of　the　idea；　the　beginning　exhibits　itself　as　what　it　is　implicitly。　It　is　seen　to　be
  mediated　and　derivative；　and　neither　to　have　proper　being　nor　proper　immediacy。　It　is　only　for　the
  consciousness　which　is　itself　immediate；　that　Nature　forms　the　commencement　or　immediacy　and
  that　Spirit　appears　as　what　is　mediated　by　Nature。　The　truth；　indeed；　is　that　Nature　is　posited　by
  Spirit；　and　Spirit　itself　in　turn；　uses　Nature　as　its　presupposition。
  §　240
  The　abstract　form　of　the　advance　is；　in　Being；　an　other　and　transition　into　an
  other；　in　Essence　showing　or　reflection　in　the　opposite；　in　Notion；　the　distinction
  of　individual　from　universality；　which　continues　itself　as　such　into；　and　is　as　an
  identity　with；　what　is　distinguished　from　it。
  §　241
  In　the　second　sphere　the　primarily　implicit　notion　has　come　as　far　as　shining；　and
  thus　is　already　the　idea　in　germ。　The　development　of　this　sphere　becomes　a
  regress　into　the　first；　just　as　the　development　of　the　first　is　a　transition　into　the
  second。　It　is　only　by　means　of　this　double　movement；　that　the　difference　first　gets
  its　due；　when　each　of　the　two　members　distinguished；　observed　on　its　own　part；
  completes　itself　to　the　totality；　and　in　this　way　works　out　its　unity　with　the　other。
  It　is　only　by　both　merging　their　one…sidedness　on　their　own　part；　that　their　unity　is
  kept　from　becoming　one…sided。
  §　242
  The　second　sphere　develops　the　relation　of　the　different　to　what　it　primarily　is　…　to
  the　contradiction　in　its　own　nature。　That　contradiction　which　is　seen　in　the　infinite
  progress　is　resolved　（c）　into　the　end　or　terminus；　where　the　difference　is　explicitly
  stated　as　what　it　is　in　notion。　The　end　is　the　negative　of　the　first；　and　as　the
  identity　with　that；　is　the　negativity　of　itself。　It　is　consequently　the　unity　in　which
  both　of　these　Firsts；　the　immediate　and　the　real　First；　are　made　constituent　stages
  in　thought；　merged；　and　at　the　same　time　preserved　in　the　unity。　The　notion；
  which　from　its　implicitness　thus　comes　by　means　of　its　differentiation　and　the
  merging　of　that　differentiation　to　close　with　itself；　is　the　realised　notion　…　the
  notion　which　contains　the　relativity　or　dependence　of　its　special　features　in　its
  own　independence。　It　is　the　idea　which；　as　absolutely　first　（in　the　method）；
  regards　this　terminus　as　merely　the　disappearance　of　the　show　or　semblance；
  which　made　the　beginning　appear　immediate；　and　made　itself　seem　a　result。　It　is
  the　knowledge　that　the　idea　is　the　one　systematic　whole。
  §　243
  It　thus　appears　that　the　method　is　not　an　extraneous　form；　but　the　soul　and　notion
  of　the　content；　from　which　it　is　only　distinguished；　so　far　as　the　dynamic　elements
  of　the　notion　even　on　their　own　part　come　in　their　own　specific　character　to
  appear　as　the　totality　of　the　notion。　This　specific　character；　or　the　content；　leads
  itself　with　the　form　back　to　the　idea；　and　thus　the　idea　is　presented　as　a
  systematic　totality　which　is　only　one　idea；　of　which　the　several　elements　are　each
  implicitly　the　idea；　while　they　equally　by　the　dialectic　of　the　notion　produce　the
  simple　independence　of　the　idea。　The　science　in　this　manner　concludes　by
  apprehending　the　notion　of　itself；　as　of　the　pure　idea　for　which　the　idea　is。
  §　244
  The　Idea　which　is　independent　or　for　itself；　when　viewed　on　the　point　of　this
  unity　with　itself；　is　Perception　or　Intuition；　and　the　percipient　Idea　is　Nature。　But
  as　intuition　the　idea　is；　through　an　external　'reflection'；　invested　with　the　one…sided
  characteristic　of　immediacy；　or　of　negation。　Enjoying　however　an　absolute　liberty；
  the　Idea　does　not　merely　pass　over　into　life；　or　as　finite　cognition　allow　life　to
  show　in　it：　in　its　own　absolute　truth　it　resolves　to　let　the　'moment'　of　its
  particularity；　or　of　the　first　characterisation　and　other…being；　the　immediate　idea；
  as　its　reflected　image；　go　forth　freely　as　Nature。
  §244n
  We　have　now　returned　to　the　notion　of　the　Idea　with　which　we　began。　This　return　to　the　beginning
  is　also　an　advance。　We　began　with　Being；　abstract　Being：　where　we　now　are　we　also　have　the
  Idea　as　Being：　but　this　Idea　which　has　Being　is　Nature。
  The　End