Outlines of the Philosophy of Right

Name: Outlines of the Philosophy of Right
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ISBN: 9780192806109

ISBN-10: 0192806106

ISBN-13: 9780192806109

Edition: 2008

Authors: G. W. F. Hegel, T. M. Knox, Stephen Houlgate, Oxford University Press Staff, T. M. Knox

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Hegel's Outlines of the Philosophy of Right is one of the greatest works of moral, social, and political philosophy. It contains significant ideas on justice, moral responsibility, family life, economic activity, and the political structure of the state--all matters of profound interest to us today. Hegel shows that genuine human freedom does not consist in doing whatever we please, but involves living with others in accordance with publicly recognized rights and laws. Hegel demonstrates that institutions such as the family and the state provide the context in which individuals can flourish and enjoy full freedom. He also demonstrates that misunderstanding the true nature of freedom can…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.748

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) was perhaps the most systematic of the post-Kantian idealist German philosophers. T. M. Knox translated many of Hegel's works into English. Harry Burrows Acton (1908-1974) was a British academic philosopher known for defending the morality of capitalism. John R. Silber was president of Boston University from 1971 until 1996.



Excerpts from T. M. Knox's Foreword


A Chronology of G. W. F. Hegel


Outlines of the Philosophy of Right


Preface


Introduction


First Part: Abstract Right



Property



Taking Possession



Use of the Thing



Alienation of Property



Contract



Wrong



Non-malicious Wrong



Fraud



Coercion and Crime


Second Part: Morality



Purpose and Responsibility



Intention and Welfare



Good and Conscience


Third Part: Ethical Life



The Family



Marriage



The Family's Resources



The Education of Children and the Dissolution of the Family



Civil Society



The System of Needs



The Nature of Need and its Satisfaction



The Nature of Work



Resources



The Administration of justice



Right as Law



The Existence [Dasein] of the Law



The Court of Law



The Police and the Corporation



Police [or the public authority]



The Corporation



The State



Right within the State



The Internal Constitution for itself



The Crown



The Executive Power



The Legislative Power



External Sovereignty



Right between States



World History


Explanatory Notes


Index