Hegel's Philosophy of right : essays on ethics, politics, and law

Introduction / Thom Brooks -- Consequentialism and deontology in the philosophy of right / Dean Moyar -- The empty formalism objection revisited : §135R and recent Kantian responses / Fabian Freyenhagen -- On Hegel's critique of Kant's ethics : beyond the empty formalism objection / Robert Stern -- Hegel and the unified theory of punishment / Thom Brooks -- Hard work : Hegel and the meaning of the State in his Philosophy of Right / Kimberly Hutchings -- Gender, the family, and the organic state in Hegel's Political Thought / Alison Stone -- Natural law internalism / Thom Brooks -- Hegel on the relation between law and justice / Alan Brudner. Art, Myth and Society in Hegel's Aesthetics returns to the student transcripts of Hegel's lectures on aesthetics, which have yet to be translated into English and in some cases remain unpublished. David James develops the idea that these transcripts show that Hegel was primarily interested in understanding art as an historical phenomenon and, more specifically, in terms of its role in the ethical life of various peoples. This involves relating Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of right and history, rather than to his logic or metaphysics. The book thus offers a thorough re-evaluation of Hegel's aesthetics and its relation to his theory of objective spirit, exposing the ways in which Hegel's views on this subject are anchored in his reflections on history and on different forms of ethical life.

Hegel's Philosophy of Right presents a collection of new essays by leading international philosophers and Hegel scholars that analyze and explore Hegel's key contributions in the areas of ethics, politics, and the law.

• The most comprehensive collection on Hegel's Philosophy of Right available
• Features new essays by leading international Hegel interpreters divided in sections of ethics, politics, and law
• Presents significant new research on Hegel's Philosophy of Right that will set a new standard for future work on the topic

Hegel's Philosophy of Right presents a collection of new essays by leading international philosophers and Hegel scholars that analyze and explore Hegel's key contributions in the areas of ethics, politics, and the law.

• The most comprehensive collection on Hegel's Philosophy of Right available
• Features new essays by leading international Hegel interpreters divided in sections of ethics, politics, and law
• Presents significant new research on Hegel's Philosophy of Right that will set a new standard for future work on the topic

A monograph that relates Hegel's aesthetics to his philosophies of religion and history and, in particular, his philosophy of right. It develops the idea that these transcripts show that Hegel was primarily interested in understanding art as an historical phenomenon and, in terms of its function in human history.