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Considered by some the best introduction to and explication of the
thought of German Idealist philosopher GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH
HEGEL (17701831), this 1896 translation by SAMUEL WATERS DYDE (b.
1862) of the philosophers great 1821 work offers a succinct but
comprehensive discussion of concepts of free will. A philosophical
disciple of Kant, Hegel saw that free will could exist only within
the larger context of human life: of family, of work, of legality
and moralityhuman freedom, Hegel believed could not exist in a
vacuum but only via an individuals interactions with the social
networks of humanity. Hegels understanding of the individuals
impact on such grand canvases as history itself exerted an
unparalleled influence on German philosophy throughout the 19th
century, including upon Karl Marx and his Communist Manifesto.
Philosophy of Right, then, deserves a place in the essential
library of anyone wishing to understand modern political thinking.
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 -- the dialectics -- 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.
Considered by some the best introduction to and explication of the
thought of German Idealist philosopher GEORG WILHELM FRIEDRICH
HEGEL (17701831), this 1896 translation by SAMUEL WATERS DYDE (b.
1862) of the philosophers great 1821 work offers a succinct but
comprehensive discussion of concepts of free will. A philosophical
disciple of Kant, Hegel saw that free will could exist only within
the larger context of human life: of family, of work, of legality
and moralityhuman freedom, Hegel believed could not exist in a
vacuum but only via an individuals interactions with the social
networks of humanity. Hegels understanding of the individuals
impact on such grand canvases as history itself exerted an
unparalleled influence on German philosophy throughout the 19th
century, including upon Karl Marx and his Communist Manifesto.
Philosophy of Right, then, deserves a place in the essential
library of anyone wishing to understand modern political thinking.
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