Synopses & Reviews
Complete and unabridged, this edition of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's 1821 classic offers a comprehensive view of the philosopher's influential system. In the Philosophy of Right, Hegel applies his most important concept and#8212; the dialectics and#8212; to law, rights, morality, the family, economics, and the state. The last of Hegel's works to be published in his lifetime, this volume combines moral and political philosophy to form a sociologic view dominated by the idea of the state. Hegel defines universal right as the synthesis between the thesis of an individual acting in accordance with the law and the occasional conflict of an antithetical desire to follow private convictions. The state, he declares, must permit individuals to satisfy both demands, thereby realizing social harmony and prosperity--the perfect synthesis. Further, Hegel renounces his formerly favorable assessment of the French Revolution and rejects the republican form of government, suggesting instead an idealized form of a constitutional monarchy, in which ultimate power rests with the sovereign.
Synopsis
In this 1821 classic, Hegel applies his most important concept the dialectics to law, rights, morality, the family, economics, and the state. The philosopher defines universal right as the synthesis between the thesis of an individual acting in accordance with the law and the occasional conflict of an antithetical desire to follow private convictions.
Table of Contents
Translator's Preface
Author's Preface
Introduction. Conception of the Philosophy of Right, Conception of the Will, of Freedom, and of Right
Division of the Work
First Part: Abstract Right: and#167;and#167;34-104.
First Section. Property
and#160; A. Possession
and#160; B. Use
and#160; C. Relinquishment
Transition from Property to Contract
Second Section. Contract
Third Section. Wrong
and#160; A. Unpremeditated (Civil) Wrong
and#160; B. Fraud
and#160; C. Violence and Crime
Transition from Right to Morality
Second Part: Morality: and#167;and#167;105-141.
First Section. Purpose and Responsibility
Second Section. Intention and Well-being
Third Section. The Good and Conscience
Moral Forms of Evil. Hypocrisy, Probability, Good Intention, Conviction, Irony
Transition from Morality to the Ethical System
Third Part: Ethical Observance: and#167;and#167;142-360.
First Section. The Family
and#160; A. Marriage
and#160; B. Family Means
and#160; C. Education of Children and Disruption of the Family
and#160; Transition of the Family into the Civic Community
Second Section. The Civic Community
and#160; A. The System of Wants
and#160;and#160;and#160; a. Want and its Satisfaction
and#160;and#160;and#160; b. Labour
and#160;and#160;and#160; c. Wealth and the Classes or Estates
and#160; B. Administration of Justice
and#160;and#160;and#160; a. Right as Law
and#160;and#160;and#160; b. Law as Established
and#160;and#160;and#160; c. The Court
and#160; C. Police and the Corporation
and#160;and#160;and#160; a. The Police
and#160;and#160;and#160; b. The Corporation
Third Section. The State
and#160; A. Constitutional Law
and#160;and#160;and#160; I. The State Constitution
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; a. The Prince
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; b. The Executive
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; c. The Legislature
and#160;and#160;and#160; II. Foreign Polity
and#160; B. International Law
and#160; C. World-history
Index of Words
Index of Subjects