Hegel's Philosophy of Right (Galaxy Books) [Paperback]

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (Author), T. M. Knox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1967 | ISBN-10: 0195002768 | ISBN-13: 978-0195002768

A translation of 'Naturrecht und Staatswissenschaft im Grundisse' and 'Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts.'

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G.W.F. Hegel (1770-1831) is one of the great figures in the history of Western thought, and the most important philosopher of his time.

Product Details

• Paperback: 382 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 31, 1967)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195002768
• ISBN-13: 978-0195002768
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #758,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars get the wood and nisbet edition, April 16, 2004

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This review is from: Hegel's Philosophy of Right (Galaxy Books) (Paperback)

Okay this edition's servicable, but it's a long sight from being good. The Wood and Nisbet edition in the "Cambridge Texts in the History of Social Though" is noticeably superior to the Knox edition. The Cambridge edition is a somewhat more accurate and readable translation, is much better organized, and has an excellent introduction by Wood; all the Knox edition has going for it is a nicer cover.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brian Wayne Wells, Esquire, reviews "Philosophy of Right", January 17, 1998

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This review is from: Hegel's Philosophy of Right (Galaxy Books) (Paperback)

This is an excellent 1967 translation of the classic 1821 book written by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. The book is unabridged and offers the reader a view into the monumental system developed by Hegel in the 19th Century.

Although the "continental philosophy" of Hegel is now out of fashion in scholastic/philosophical circles in the United States, (abandoned, in large part, for the "analytic philosophy" of Rudolf Carnap), this book offers the reader a chance to see Hegel applying his most important concept--the dialectics--to law, rights, morality, the family, economic life and the state.

Universal right is defined as the synthesis of the conflict and struggle between the thesis of a person acting in accordance with the law and the (sometimes) antithesis of the person's desire to act in accordance with thier own convictions. The State is must mold itself to allow individuals to satisfy the demands of both, in order to bring about harmony and prosperity in human society--the perfect synthesis.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible layout, March 10, 2010

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This review is from: Hegel's Philosophy of Right (Paperback)

Nobody doubts this is an extraordinary text. Although I am not sure the translation is up to the challenge (I would personally favour the CUP-edition), be warned: the present book has been produced with an OCR-software, i.e. the editor took the google-books copy, converted it into a text-file and printed it. This means that the titles are all screwed up, footnotes are missing, the index refers to wrong pages - this book is simply not usable. Spend a few dollars more and get a usable copy.