The universal soul already contains particularity in virtual form

Evidence

The soul as substance is not, however, an empty and formal identity. Nature in the form of soul is already reflected into itself and hence virtually differentiated. Hence the ā€˜universal soul’ will contain within itself the moment of particularity. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 328

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Distinguishes ā€˜virtual differentiation’ from empty identity, refining what universality-of-soul means in Hegel’s Anthropology.