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this or that content； whatever content it has； illusory being does not posit this itself but has it
immediately。 The various forms of idealism； Leibnizian； Kantian； Fichtean； and others； have not
advanced beyond being as determinateness； have not advanced beyond this immediacy； any more
than scepticism did。 Scepticism permits the content of its illusory being to be given to it； whatever
content it is supposed to have； for scepticism it is immediate。 The monad of Leibnitz evolves its
ideas and representations out of itself； but it is not the power that generates and binds them
together； rather do they arise in the monad like bubbles； they are indifferent and immediate over
against one another and the same in relation to the monad itself。 Similarly； the Kantian Appearance
is a given content of perception； it presupposes affections； determinations of the subject； which
are immediate relatively to themselves and to the subject。 It may well be that the infinite obstacle of
Fichte's idealism has no underlying thing…in…itself； so that it becomes purely a determinateness in
the ego； but for the ego； this determinateness which it appropriates and whose externality it
sublates is at the same time immediate； a limitation of the ego； which it can transcend but which
has in it an element of indifference； so that although the limitation is on the ego； it contains an
immediate non…being of the ego。
2。 Illusory being； therefore； contains an immediate presupposition； a side that is independent of
essence。 But it does not have to be shown that illusory being； in so far as it is distinct from
essence； sublates itself and withdraws into essence； for being in its totality has withdrawn into
essence； illusory being is in itself a nullity； all that has to be shown is that the determinations which
distinguish it from essence are determinations of essence itself； and further； that this
determinateness of essence which illusory being is； is sublated in essence itself。
It is the immediacy of non…being that constitutes illusory being； but this non…being is nothing else
but the negativity of essence present within it。 In essence； being is non…being。 Its intrinsic
nothingness is the negative nature of essence itself。 But the immediacy or indifference which
this non…being contains is essence's own absolute being…in…itself。 The negativity of essence is its
equality with itself or its simple immediacy and indifference。 Being has preserved itself in essence in
so far as the latter in its infinite negativity has this equality with itself； it is through this that essence
itself is being。 The immediacy of the determinateness in illusory being over against essence is
consequently nothing other than essence's own immediacy； but the immediacy is not simply
affirmative ＇seiend＇； but is the purely mediated or reflected immediacy that is illusory being…being；
not as being； but only as the determinateness of being as opposed to mediation； being as a
moment。
These two moments； namely the nothingness which yet is and the being which is only a moment； or
the implicit negativity and the reflected immediacy that constitute the moments of illusory being；
are thus the moments of essence itself。 What we have here is not an illusory show of being in
essence； or an illusory show of essence in being； the illusory being in essence is not the illusory
being of an other； but is illusory being per se； the illusory being of essence itself
What we have here is not an illusory show of being in essence； or an illusory show of essence in
being； the illusory being in essence is not the illusory being of an other； but is illusory being per se；
the illusory being of essence itself。
Illusory being is essence itself in the determinateness of being。 Essence has an illusory being
because it is determinate within itself and thereby distinguished from its absolute unity。 But equally
this determinateness is absolutely sublated in its own self。 For essence is the self…subsistent； which
is as self…mediated through its negation； which negation essence itself is； it is therefore the identical
unity of absolute negativity and immediacy。 The negativity is negativity per se； it is its relation to
itself and is thus in itself immediacy； but it is negative self…relation； a negating that is a repelling of
itself； and the intrinsic immediacy is thus negative or determinate in regard to it。 But this
determinateness is itself absolute negativity； and this determining which is； as determining；
immediately the sublating of itself； is a return…into…self。
Illusory being is the negative that has a being； but in an other； in its negation； it is a
non…self…subsistent being which is in its own self…sublated and null。 As such； it is the negative
returned into itself； non…self…subsistent being as in its own self not self…subsistent。 This self…relation
of the negative or of non…self…subsistent being is its immediacy； it is an other than the negative
itself； it is its determinateness over against itself； or it is the negation directed against the negative。
But negation directed against the negative is purely self…related negativity； the absolute sublating of
the determinateness itself。
The determinateness； therefore； which illusory being is in essence is infinite determinateness； it is
the purely self…coincident negative； it is thus the determinateness which as such is self…subsistent
and indeterminate。 Conversely； the self…subsistent； as self…related immediacy； is equally sheer
determinateness and moment and is only as self…related negativity。 This negativity that is identical
with immediacy and immediacy that is thus identical with negativity； is essence。 Illusory being；
therefore； is essence itself； but essence in a determinateness； in such a manner； however； that this
is only a moment of essence and essence is the reflection of itself within itself。
In the sphere of being； there arises over against being as an immediacy； non…being； which is
likewise an immediacy； and their truth is becoming。 In the sphere of essence； we have first
essence opposed to the unessential； then essence opposed to illusory being； that is； to the
unessential and to illusory bel rig as the remainder of being。 But both essence and illusory being；
and also the difference of essence from them； derive solely from the fact that essence is at first
taken as an immediate； not as it is in itself； namely； not as an immediacy that is as pure mediation
or absolute negativity。 The first immediacy is thus only the determinateness of immediacy。 The
sublating of this determinateness of essence； therefore； consists simply and solely in showing that
the unessential is only illusory being and that the truth is rather that essence contains the illusory
being within itself as the infinite immanent movement that determines its immediacy as negativity
and its negativity as immediacy； and is thus the reflection of itself within itself。 Essence in this its
self…movement is reflection
C REFLECTION
（a） Positing Reflection
（b） External Reflection
（c） Determining Reflection
Chapter 2 The Essentialities or Determinations of Reflection
Reflection is determina