What is considered the best introduction to elements of the philosophy of right ? I've got a beautiful new version of it for my birthday, and though I'm not completely new to Hegel, I still think a good introduction on the work would really benefit my reading.
>>375526
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>>375526
> elements of the philosophy of right ?
The what?
>>375737
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_the_Philosophy_of_Right
.....? One of Hegel's core works
>>375737
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_the_Philosophy_of_Right
>>375526
final bump
I had a copy in a backpack that got stolen at a party this past winter. I'd tell you if that hadn't happened.
>The Philosophy of Right (as it is usually called) begins with a discussion of the concept of the free will and argues that the free will can only realize itself in the complicated social context of property rights and relations, contracts, moral commitments, family life, the economy, the legal system, and the polity. A person is not truly free, in other words, unless he is a participant in all of these different aspects of the life of the state.
>A person is not truly free, unless he is spooked as hell
>>376064
>Stealing Hegel
Hipsterish
>>376587
It was the whole backpack, not just Hegel. It was more hipsterish of me to have it in my backpack at all, considering how degenerate the party was.
>>376082
Freedom is determined by the existence of rights such as property, which gives the ability to claim things for as 'mine' or 'yours'. Thishas ultimately led to the establishment of the modern self.
It makes sense you know
