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Taking the System Seriously: On the Importance of "Objective Spirit" for Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Brooks, Thom
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Sebastian Stein
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Joshua Wretzel
Editor
Abstract
In his Encyclopaedia, Hegel's section “Objective Spirit” is crucial for our understanding his more elaborated ethical and political philosophy in the Philosophy of Right. The latter assumes a familiarity with key ideas found only in the Encyclopaedia, including (a) a proof of the free will and the need to develop a philosophical account for distinguishing between a free will and an arbitrary will, (b) the wider context of how ethical and political philosophy sits within his philosophical system and (c) its link beyond itself to other parts of Hegel's philosophy. Unlike other philosophers, Hegel's work is systematic and a deeper appreciation of Objective Spirit and its place within the system - made clear in the Encyclopaedia - illuminates crucial ideas in his Philosophy of Right.
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Brooks, T. (2021). Taking the System Seriously: On the Importance of "Objective Spirit" for Hegel's Philosophy of Right. In S. Stein, & J. Wretzel (Eds.), Hegel's Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences: A Critical Guide (203-215). Cambridge University Press
Online Publication Date | Jun 16, 2020 |
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Publication Date | 2021-09 |
Deposit Date | Jun 17, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 17, 2020 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 203-215 |
Series Title | Cambridge Critical Guides |
Book Title | Hegel's Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences: A Critical Guide |
Publisher URL | https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/philosophy/nineteenth-century-philosophy/hegels-encyclopedia-philosophical-sciences-critical-guide |
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