Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right

by Georg Wilhelm Fredrich Hegel , Edited by Allen W. Wood , Translated by H. B. Nisbet

• ISBN13: 9780521348881
• ISBN10: 0521348889
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-10-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book is a translation of a classic work of modern social and political thought. Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Hegel's last major published work, is an attempt to systematize ethical theory, natural right, the philosophy of law, political theory, and the sociology of the modern state into the framework of Hegel's philosophy of history. Hegel's work has been interpreted in radically different ways, influencing many political movements from far right to far left, and is widely perceived as central to the communitarian tradition in modern ethical, social, and political thought. This edition includes extensive editorial material informing the reader of the historical background of Hegel's text, and explaining his allusions to Roman law and other sources, making use of lecture materials which have only recently become available. The new translation is literal, readable, and consistent, and will be informative and scholarly enough to serve the needs of students and specialists alike.

Table of Contents

Editor's introduction	vii
Chronology	xxxiii
Translator's preface	xxxv
Key to abbreviations	xiv
Elements of the Philosophy of Right	1	(380)
Editorial notes	381	(100)
Glossary	481	(15)
Select bibliography	496	(5)
Index of subjects	501	(8)
Index of names	509