Hegel argues in the Science of Logic that Kant's sharp division between thought and being is itself incoherent, since being that is wholly external to thought is an empty abstraction.
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division between thought and being(the core disagreement Hegel is criticizing)
Kant's idea that there's a fundamental gap between what exists in our minds (our thoughts) and what exists independently in the world (being/reality).
empty abstraction(what Hegel says being becomes when separated from thought)
A concept that sounds meaningful but has no actual content or connection to reality—like talking about something that's completely divorced from any real experience or use.