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Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right
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Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right Hardcover - 1991

by Georg Wilhelm Hegel; Allen W. Wood (Editor); H. B. Nisbet (Translator)


From the publisher

This book is a translation of a classic work of modern social and political thought. Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Hegel's last major published work, is an attempt to systematize ethical theory, natural right, the philosophy of law, political theory, and the sociology of the modern state into the framework of Hegel's philosophy of history. Hegel's work has been interpreted in radically different ways, influencing many political movements from far right to far left, and is widely perceived as central to the communitarian tradition in modern ethical, social, and political thought. This edition includes extensive editorial material informing the reader of the historical background of Hegel's text, and explaining his allusions to Roman law and other sources, making use of lecture materials which have only recently become available. The new translation is literal, readable, and consistent, and will be informative and scholarly enough to serve the needs of students and specialists alike.

First line

The will which is free in and for itself, as it is in its abstract concept, is in the determinate condition of immediacy.

Details

  • Title Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right
  • Author Georg Wilhelm Hegel; Allen W. Wood (Editor); H. B. Nisbet (Translator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 567
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date October 25, 1991
  • ISBN 9780521344388 / 0521344387
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.79 x 5.7 x 1.61 in (22.33 x 14.48 x 4.09 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Political science, Ethics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90021617
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.11