God’s self-identity is differentiated and not empty even in pure thought

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’. As ‘underlying and essential power’, he . — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 663

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts with any notion of a self-contained, undifferentiated absolute — connects to Hegel’s critique of formalism in Kant and Fichte. — connects to: Consciousness’s distance from God mirrors and derives from God’s own self-distancing — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 163; Consciousness mirrors divine self-relation rather than constituting it; Divine self-presence is opened up by an internal distance rather than merely broken — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 858 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Divine self-presence is opened up by an internal distance rather than merely broken #expands (0.82) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 858
• Consciousness mirrors divine self-relation rather than constituting it #expands (0.80)