More than Recognition: Why Stakeholding Matters for Reconciliation in Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Brooks, Thom

doi:10.5840/owl202062831

More than Recognition: Why Stakeholding Matters for Reconciliation in Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Brooks, Thom

Authors

Professor Thom Brooks thom.brooks@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

Hegel’s project of reconciliation is central to his Philosophy of Right. This article argues scholars have understood this project in one of two ways, as a form of rational reconciliation or a kind of endorsement. Each is incomplete and their inability to capture the kind of reconciliation Hegel has in mind is made apparent when we consider the kind of problem that the rabble creates for modern society which reconciliation is meant to address. The article concludes that more than mutual recognition is required and we should recognise the crucial role played by stakeholding, whereby citizens share a principled conviction about oneself and other.

Citation

Brooks, T. (2020). More than Recognition: Why Stakeholding Matters for Reconciliation in Hegel's Philosophy of Right. The Owl of Minerva, 51(1/2), 59-86. https://doi.org/10.5840/owl202062831

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jun 17, 2020
Publication Date	2020
Deposit Date	Jun 17, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jul 31, 2020
Journal	Owl of Minerva
Print ISSN	0030-7580
Electronic ISSN	2153-3385
Publisher	Philosophy Documentation Center
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	51
Issue	1/2
Pages	59-86
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5840/owl202062831