Original sentence: The purpose of the Encyclopedia is descriptive: to describe how Geist (Spirit or Mind) develops itself and not to apply the dialectical method to all areas of human knowledge, but.While some believe that the philosophy of nature and mind are applications of the logic, this is a misunderstanding
Edited sentence: Although it may appear that Hegel has forced his material into the triadic pattern found throughout his works.Hegel himself would have replied that he is simply describing how the conceptions emerge in the first place; he states this in the introduction to the Encyclopedia as well as the Science of Logic.Rather, he speaks in terms of being in itself (compared to nothing else), passing over into its otherness, and returning to itself.The dynamic character of the activity of Geist cannot be emphasized enough.The oft-heard characterization of Hegelian philosophy as (thesis—antithesis—synthesis) is a misconception; Hegel never used this terminology.The purpose of the Encyclopedia is descriptive: not to apply the dialectical method to all areas of human knowledge, but to describe how Geist (Spirit or Mind, it is a complex term) develops itself.While some believe that the philosophy of nature and mind are applications of the logic, this too is a misunderstanding