GPHI 6587 -

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The New School

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Description:

H egel's Philosophy of Right Spring 2009. Three credits. Christoph Menke The book which we will read in this course, bears a complex title: Philosophy of Right or Outline of Natural Law and Theory of the State. Hegel's philosophy of "right" is thus meant to include, even to integrate two different realms:"natural law" as referring to what is right for everybody and "theory of thstate" as referring to the political organization of society. Hegel's philosophyof right is ethics and political theory at the same time. With this, two questions have to be addressed. The first question refers to Hegel's concept of "ethical life" ("Sittlichkeit"), which is meant to provide an account practical normativity that is able to avoid the "paradox of autonomy" inKantian theories. The second question refers to Hegel's concept of the "state,?hich aims at developing a theory of political self-government that is able to contain the destructive power of the capitalist economy. Both questions will be addressed in the course in the context of contemporary appropriations of Hegel's arguments.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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