Single Idea 22085

[catalogued under 25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 6. Political freedom]

Full Idea

Hegel thinks that political and social freedom involves letting one's actions be guided by those institutional structures (such as the family, corporations and the state) which secure rights, welfare, and mutual respect.

Gist of Idea

Freedom requires us to submit to a family, or a corporation, or a state

Source

report of Georg W.F.Hegel (Elements of the Philosophy of Right [1821]) by Stephen Houlgate - Hegel 102

Book Reference

'A Companion to Continental Philosophy', ed/tr. Critchley,S/Schroeder,W [Blackwell 1999], p.102


A Reaction

Since there are some hideous families, corporations and states, we will need more than that. He may have a point, though, that the rights we desire can only exist in healthy examples of such institutions. Popper loved institutions.

Related Idea

Idea 22970 Freedom is making the state subordinate to its society [Marx]