»On the Reconstruction of the Concept of Understanding in Hegel's Philosophy«: This thesis represents an attempt to clarify the relationship between understanding and reason within Hegel's philosophy. The reconstructive presentation of the characteristics of Hegel's concept of mind permits to take a broader look at it and to understand his handling of the formal-logical thinking within this concept. Thus the limits of the cognitive abilities - which have become canonical in terms of Kantian criticism - can be critically analysed from a different point of view.