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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
21979 Wisdom emerges at the end of a process
1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined
22766 Philosophy is exploration of the rational
2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
22768 Subjective and objective are not firmly opposed, but merge into one another
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / h. Dasein (being human)
22772 Personality overcomes subjective limitations and posits Dasein as its own
13. Knowledge Criteria / D. Scepticism / 6. Scepticism Critique
22780 It is a rejection of intellectual dignity to say that we cannot know the truth
16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 4. Persons as Agents
22770 A person is a being which is aware of its own self-directed and free subjectivity
16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct
22788 A human only become a somebody as a member of a social estate
22792 Individuals attain their right by discovering their self-consciousness in institutions
16. Persons / F. Free Will / 1. Nature of Free Will
21780 A free will primarily wills its own freedoom [Houlgate]
20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
22769 The concept of the will is the free will which wills its freedom
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism
21787 Evil enters a good will when we believe we are doing right, but allow no criticism of our choice [Houlgate]
22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / c. Ethical intuitionism
21786 Conscience is the right of the self to know what is right and obligatory, and thus make them true
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
22784 Love is ethical life in its natural form
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
8029 You can't have a morality which is supplied by the individual, but is also genuinely universal [MacIntyre]
23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
22051 The categorical imperative lacks roots in a historical culture [Bowie]
22771 Be a person, and respect other persons
22781 The categorical imperative is fine if you already have a set of moral principles
23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
22779 The good is realised freedom
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
22787 The family is the first basis of the state, but estates are a necessary second
24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 3. Natural Values / c. Natural rights
22790 We cannot assert rights which are unnatural
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State
22767 I aim to portray the state as a rational entity
22789 Society draws people, and requires their work, making them wholly dependent on it
22791 The state is the march of God in the world
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
22778 Individuals can't leave the state, because they are natural citizens, and humans require a state
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / d. General will
22794 A fully developed state is conscious and knows what it wills
22799 The people do not have the ability to know the general will
22801 The great man of the ages is the one who reveals and accomplishes the will of his time
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
22796 A constitution embodies a nation's rights and condition
24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 4. Citizenship
22777 Individuals must dedicate themselves to the ethical whole, and give their lives when asked
21791 Social groups must focus on the state, which must in turn respect their inclusion and their will
22795 People can achieve respect for their state by insight into its essence
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 3. Conservatism
21988 In the 1840s Hegel seemed to defend society being right as it is, as a manifestation of Mind [Singer]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / b. Consultation
22800 Majority rule means obligations can be imposed on me
21792 The state should reflect all interests, and not just popular will, or a popular party [Houlgate]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / d. Liberal freedom
22797 In modern states an individual's actions should be their choice
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
21790 Moral individuals become ethical when they see the social aspect of a matter [Houlgate]
8030 For Hegel, the moral life can only be led within a certain type of community [MacIntyre]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 12. Feminism
22785 Even educated women are unsuited to science, philosophy, art and government
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 1. Slavery
21789 Slaves have no duties because they have no rights
22776 Slaves are partly responsible for their own condition
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
21778 True liberal freedom is to pursue something, while being free to cease the pursuit [Houlgate]
21779 People assume they are free, but the options available are not under their control
25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 6. Political freedom
22085 Freedom requires us to submit to a family, or a corporation, or a state [Houlgate]
25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 4. Economic equality
22798 Money is the best way to achieve just equality
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights
22783 Rights imply duties, and duties imply rights
25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 4. Property rights
21782 Man has an absolute right to appropriate things
22773 Because only human beings can own property, everything else can become our property
22774 A community does not have the property-owning rights that a person has
22775 The owner of a thing is obviously the first person to freely take possession of it
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / a. Just wars
22802 Wars add strength to a nation, and cure internal dissension
25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 5. Education / a. Aims of education
22786 Children need discipline, to break their self-will and eradicate sensuousness
29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief
22782 To have pagan beliefs and be a pagan are quite different
22793 Some religions lead to harsh servitude and the debasement of human beings