Hegel's 'Elements of the philosophy of right' : a critical guide / [edited by] David James, University of Warwick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

James, David, 1966- editor.

Series:

Cambridge critical guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831. Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts (Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich).

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Natural law.

Law (Philosophical concept).

Physical Description:

xii, 234 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Hegel's 'Elements of the Philosophy of Right', one of the classic texts of German Idealism, is a seminal work of legal, social and political philosophy that has generated very different interpretations since its publication in 1821. Written with the advantage of historical distance, the essays in this volume adopt a fresh perspective that makes readers aware of the breadth and depth of this classic work. The themes of the essays reflect the continuing relevance of the text, and include Hegel's method, the concept of property, Hegel's view of morality, the concept of Sittlichkeit, the modern family, the nature and tensions of civil society, and the question of the modernity of the Hegelian state. The volume will be of interest to all scholars and students of German Idealism and the history of political thought.

Contents:

Introduction : freedom and history in Hegel's Philosophy of right / David James

The method of the Philosophy of right / Frederick Neuhouser

Property, use and value in Hegel's Philosophy of right / Stephen Houlgate

Hegel on morality / Allen W. Wood

Hegelian conscience as reflective equilibrium and the organic justification of sittlichkeit / Dean Moyar

Living the contradictions : wives, husbands and children in Hegel's elements of the Philosophy of right / Kimberly Hutchings

"The ethicality in civil society" : bifurcation, bildung and Hegel's supersession of the aporias of social modernity / Andrew Buchwalter

Why ethical life is fragile : rights, markets and states in Hegel's Philosophy of right / Hans-Christoph Schmidt am Busch

That which makes itself : Hegel, rabble and consequences / Frank Ruda

Practical necessity and the "logic" of civil society / David James

How modern is the Hegelian state? / Ludwig Siep.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107077928

1107077923

OCLC:

962231161