Divine self-identity already contains differentiation within itself.

Evidence

God’s self-identity is, however, not formal and empty. Even in the conceptual element God is already differentiated, and does not remain ‘aloof and enclosed within himself’. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 663

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that for Hegel the moment of universality (the Father, pure thought) is not simple, empty identity but already internally differentiated — a key move against formal or abstract conceptions of God.
• XREF: Connects to the reader’s central track: plasticity here means identity that is not closed but contains its own negation/difference — the conceptual root of plasticity via Hegel. — connects to: God’s self-identity is differentiated and not empty even in pure thought — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 663; Divine self-presence is opened up by an internal distance rather than merely broken — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 858; The eternal becomes spirit by self-differentiating and sublating its own difference — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 700 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• God’s self-identity is differentiated and not empty even in pure thought #corroborates (0.90) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 663
• God becomes spirit only through self-differentiation that is eternally sublated in return #expands (0.90)
• The eternal becomes spirit by self-differentiating and sublating its own difference #expands (0.88) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 700
• Divine self-presence is opened up by an internal distance rather than merely broken #expands (0.82) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 858
• For Hegel God’s essence includes self-representation and being-for-itself #expands (0.80) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 815