Section 184
Original German
184 Die Idee in dieser ihrer Entzweyung ertheilt den Momenten eigenthümliches Daseyn, der Besonderheit — das Recht sich nach allen Seiten zu entwickeln und zu ergehen, und der Allgemeinheit das Recht, sich als Grund und nothwendige Form der Besonderheit, so wie als die Macht über sie und ihren letzten Zweck zu erweisen. — Es ist das System der in ihre Extreme verlornen Sittlichkeit, was das abstracte Moment der Realität der Idee ausmacht, welche hier nur als die relative Totalität und innere Nothwendigkeit an dieser äußern Erscheinung ist.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from Hegel's German in the Berlin Nicolai first edition, dated 1821. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360, including the author's remarks and notes; no later Gans additions.
184 The Idea in this its division grants its moments a Dasein of their own: to particularity, the right to develop and go forth in all directions, and to universality the right to prove itself as the foundation and necessary form of particularity, and likewise as the power over it and its final purpose.—It is the system of ethical life lost in its extremes that makes up the abstract moment of the reality of the Idea, which is present here only as the relative totality and inner necessity in this external appearance.
Plain English translation
Independent machine-assisted Plain English translation made directly from the German first-edition source, not from the Musean edition or an existing English translation. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360 with the author's remarks and notes.
184 In this division of itself, the Idea gives its elements an existence of their own. It gives particularity the right to develop and express itself in every direction. It gives universality the right to show itself as particularity's foundation and necessary form, as the power over it, and as its final end. This is the system of ethical life lost in its extremes. It makes up the abstract element of the Idea's reality. Here the Idea exists only as the relative totality and inner necessity of this external appearance.
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