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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 [Hegel]
	Full Idea: The abstract concept of the Idea of the will is in general the free will which wills the free will.
	From: Georg W.F.Hegel (Elements of the Philosophy of Right [1821], 027)
	A reaction: Since Hegel thinks we only have free will because we will to have it, it makes sense that that will precedes the free will. But I don't understand how the will which wills that freedom is itself free. No doubt Hegelians understand this.