Section 269
Original German
269 Ihren besonders bestimmten Inhalt nimmt die Gesinnung aus den verschiedenen Seiten des Organismus des Staats. Dieser Organismus ist die Entwickelung der Idee zu ihren Unterschieden und zu deren objectiven Wirklichkeit. Diese unterschiedenen Seiten sind so die verschiedenen Gewalten, und deren Geschäfte und Wirksamkeiten, wodurch das Allgemeine sich fortwährend und zwar indem sie durch die Natur des Begriffes bestimmt sind, auf nothwendige Weise hervorbringt, und indem es eben so seiner Production vorausgesetzt ist, sich erhält; — dieser Organismus ist die politische Verfassung.
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.
269 Disposition takes its specially determined content from the different sides of the organism of the state. This organism is the development of the Idea into its distinctions and into their objective actuality. These distinct sides are thus the different powers, with their tasks and activities, by which the universal continually produces itself—and does so in a necessary way, because they are determined by the nature of the concept—and, since it is equally presupposed to its production, preserves itself. This organism is the political constitution.
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.
269 The disposition takes its particular, determinate content from the different sides of the organism of the state. This organism is the development of the idea into its differences and into their objective actuality. These different sides are thus the various powers, with their tasks and activities. Through them the universal continually produces itself. It does so in a necessary way, because they are determined by the nature of the concept. And because it is just as much presupposed in its own production, it preserves itself. — This organism is the political constitution.
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