Ideas from 'Elements of the Philosophy of Right' by Georg W.F.Hegel [1821], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Elements of the Philosophy of Right' by Hegel,Georg W.F. (ed/tr Wood,Allen W.) [CUP 1991,0-521-34888-9]].
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 1. Nature of Wisdom
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Wisdom emerges at the end of a process
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
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Philosophy is exploration of the rational
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
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Subjective and objective are not firmly opposed, but merge into one another
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)
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Personality overcomes subjective limitations and posits Dasein as its own
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13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique
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It is a rejection of intellectual dignity to say that we cannot know the truth
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16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 4. Persons as Agents
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A person is a being which is aware of its own self-directed and free subjectivity
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct
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A human only become a somebody as a member of a social estate
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Individuals attain their right by discovering their self-consciousness in institutions
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will
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A free will primarily wills its own freedoom [Houlgate]
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
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The concept of the will is the free will which wills its freedom
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
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Evil enters a good will when we believe we are doing right, but allow no criticism of our choice [Houlgate]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism
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Conscience is the right of the self to know what is right and obligatory, and thus make them true
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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Love is ethical life in its natural form
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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You can't have a morality which is supplied by the individual, but is also genuinely universal [MacIntyre]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
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Be a person, and respect other persons
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The categorical imperative lacks roots in a historical culture [Bowie]
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The categorical imperative is fine if you already have a set of moral principles
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
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The good is realised freedom
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
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The family is the first basis of the state, but estates are a necessary second
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
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We cannot assert rights which are unnatural
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
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I aim to portray the state as a rational entity
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Society draws people, and requires their work, making them wholly dependent on it
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The state is the march of God in the world
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
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Individuals can't leave the state, because they are natural citizens, and humans require a state
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
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A fully developed state is conscious and knows what it wills
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The people do not have the ability to know the general will
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The great man of the ages is the one who reveals and accomplishes the will of his time
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
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A constitution embodies a nation's rights and condition
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
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Individuals must dedicate themselves to the ethical whole, and give their lives when asked
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Social groups must focus on the state, which must in turn respect their inclusion and their will
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People can achieve respect for their state by insight into its essence
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
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In the 1840s Hegel seemed to defend society being right as it is, as a manifestation of Mind [Singer]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
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Majority rule means obligations can be imposed on me
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The state should reflect all interests, and not just popular will, or a popular party [Houlgate]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom
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In modern states an individual's actions should be their choice
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
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Moral individuals become ethical when they see the social aspect of a matter [Houlgate]
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For Hegel, the moral life can only be led within a certain type of community [MacIntyre]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism
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Even educated women are unsuited to science, philosophy, art and government
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
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Slaves are partly responsible for their own condition
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Slaves have no duties because they have no rights
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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True liberal freedom is to pursue something, while being free to cease the pursuit [Houlgate]
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People assume they are free, but the options available are not under their control
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 6. Political freedom
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Freedom requires us to submit to a family, or a corporation, or a state [Houlgate]
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25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality
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Money is the best way to achieve just equality
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
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Rights imply duties, and duties imply rights
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25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights
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Man has an absolute right to appropriate things
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Because only human beings can own property, everything else can become our property
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A community does not have the property-owning rights that a person has
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The owner of a thing is obviously the first person to freely take possession of it
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
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Wars add strength to a nation, and cure internal dissension
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / a. Aims of education
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Children need discipline, to break their self-will and eradicate sensuousness
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief
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To have pagan beliefs and be a pagan are quite different
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Some religions lead to harsh servitude and the debasement of human beings
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