Hegel's philosophy of politics : idealism, identity, and modernity

This valuable book makes a significant contribution to the current revival of interest in Hegel. Brod demonstrates the central unifying role the collective historical social consciousness plays in Hegel's thought. Introduction. Interpretive Frameworks. Method And Substance Of The Philosophy Of Right. History And Structure -- 1. The Historical Basis Of Political Philosophy. The Concept Of World History. The Nature Of Historical Analysis. A Note On Historicism. Philosophy And Right -- 2. The Philosophical Politics Of Modernity. The Present Age Characterized. Modern Rational And Universal Consciousness. Form And Method In The Philosophy Of Right. The Concepts Of Right And Will. Synchronic And Diachronic Development -- 3. The Contradictions Of Modernity. From Religion To Revolution. The Nature Of Revolutionary Action. Identity And Difference -- 4. Property And Personhood. The Family. Property Rights I: Hegel And Locke. Property Rights Ii: Hegel, Liberalism, Marxism. Civil Society, History, And Nature -- 5. The Dialectic Of Civil Society. Economic Needs. Economics Versus Politics. The Example Of The United States. The Concept Of Mediation. Law And The Administration Of Justice. The Problem Of Poverty. The Corporations -- 6. Public Opinion And Its Representation. Patriotism. Church And State. The Sphere Of Public Opinion. Recognition And Legitimacy. Legislative Debate And Representation -- 7. The Rational State. The Civil Service. Sovereignty And Monarchy. Foreign Relations. War. The End Of History. Deep And Surface Structures In The Philosophy Of Right -- 8. Contemporary Applications Of Hegel's Philosophy Of Politics. Society And Civil Society. Law. Feminism. Harry Brod. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Focusing on Hegel's political philosophy, this text demonstrates the unifying role played by the doctrine of the collective historical social consciousness.