num_pages: 356
description: Philosophy of Right remains among the most influential works in Western political theory. It introduces a notion of civil society that has proven of inestimable importance to diverse philosophical and social agendas. In this transcription of the lectures that formed the initial version of Hegel's text, the philosopher presents his thought with a clarity and directness seldom matched in his later writings. Nowhere does Hegel make clearer the difference between his concept of objective spirit and traditional concepts of natural law. Nowhere does he offer a more prominent treatment of the key notion of recognition. The long-awaited appearance of this first English-language translation of these lectures is a major event for Hegel scholars, philosophers, and political theorists.
language: English
title: Lectures on Natural Right and Political Science: The First Philosophy of Right
titlecomplete: Lectures on Natural Right and Political Science: The First Philosophy of Right
genres: Theory, Politics, Philosophy, German Literature, Law, Nonfiction, Classics, 19th Century, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 3586
publisher: University of California Press