Philosophy of Right

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Axel Honneth | Reality or Appearance of Ethical Life? Hegel’s Analysis of the Market Economy

The chapter on “Civil Society” [die bürgerliche Gesellschaft] in Hegel’s Elements of the Philosophy of Right occupies an almost unparalleled position in modern political philosophy. Few texts have been responsible for such profound changes in our conceptualization of the political and thus in our perception of modern society. [Continue reading here]

Hegel and the Heritage Foundation: Identifying Family Resemblances and Charting New Beginnings [Full Intro to Hegel 13/13]

Confronting Hegel and Project 2025 of the Heritage Foundation leads to a burning question: Does the Left need a new framework, and, if so, where would that new approach begin? Certainly not with the traditional family as in Hegel’s Principles of the Philosophy of Law, or in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. [Read more here]