Hegel treats the outline as definitive speculative form, not a preliminary

Evidence

Outline: the German word is der Grundriß, i.e. the ‘précis’ or the abridgement. In Hegel’s opinion the outline is the best and most appropriate format for a work of philosophy. ‘Grundriß’ also means plan or sketch. Yet, oddly enough, such a ‘cull’ (coupe) represents for Hegel not a propaedeutic but the definitive form of speculative presentation. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 1039

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines Grundriß and its full ambiguity — plan, sketch, and abridgement all at once.
• XREF: The outline-not-propaedeutic claim connects to the Encyclopedia’s circular/self-contained structure and to Deleuze’s own use of ‘little treatises’ — also relevant to the reader’s brain work: the outline as definitive plasticity rather than abridgement.