Section 202
Original German
202 Die Stände bestimmen sich nach dem Begriffe als der substantielle oder unmittelbare, der reflektirende oder formelle, und dann als der allgemeine Stand.
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.
202 The estates determine themselves according to the concept as the substantial or immediate estate, the reflective or formal estate, and then as the universal estate.
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.
202 According to the concept, the estates take these forms: the substantial or immediate estate, the reflective or formal estate, and then the universal estate.
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