Hegel’s Social Philosophy

This book provides an authoritative account of Hegel’s social philosophy at a level that presupposes no specialised knowledge of the subject. Hegel’s social theory is designed to reconcile the individual with the modern social world. Michael Hardimon explores the concept of reconciliation in detail and discusses Hegel’s views on the relationship between individuality and social membership, and on the family, civil society, and the state. The book is an important addition to the string of major studies of Hegel published by Cambridge. It will interest a broad swathe of readers in philosophy, (both students and specialists), and could be used in courses on political and social theory.

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Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. An Approach to Hegel’s Project; 1. The problems of Hegel’s project; 2. Geist and Doppelsatz ; 3. The concept of reconciliation; Part II. The Project of Reconciliation: 4. The anatomy of the project; 5. Individuality and social membership; 6. The family, civil society and the state; 7. Divorce, poverty and war; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.