Hegel Beyond Liberalism
The Dialectic of Political and Economic Democracy
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-58474-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-58474-6 (ISBN)
This book offers an original and accessible interpretation of Hegel's social and political philosophy, which will be of interest to academics, students and a wider non-specialized audience interested in the history of political thought and in its relevance for contemporary debates about capitalism, democracy and social justice.
Hegel's political philosophy has long been associated with some form of social or welfare liberalism. Questioning this interpretation, Bernardo Ferro shows that Hegel's work harbours a more ambitious philosophical project, which points to a different vision of modern society. Ferro claims that Hegel's account of the state should be read not as a complement to his characterization of civil society, but as a direct challenge to its underlying logic. He then draws the political and economic conclusions implicit in this line of approach, arguing that the conscious pursuit of the common good Hegel regards as essential to a rational state is not compatible with either a capitalist production system or a constitutional monarchy: a true dialectical synthesis of the particular interests of individuals and the general interests of society entails nothing less than a comprehensive democratization of the economic and the political spheres, and the need for this transformation holds the key to Hegel's enduring political relevance.
Hegel's political philosophy has long been associated with some form of social or welfare liberalism. Questioning this interpretation, Bernardo Ferro shows that Hegel's work harbours a more ambitious philosophical project, which points to a different vision of modern society. Ferro claims that Hegel's account of the state should be read not as a complement to his characterization of civil society, but as a direct challenge to its underlying logic. He then draws the political and economic conclusions implicit in this line of approach, arguing that the conscious pursuit of the common good Hegel regards as essential to a rational state is not compatible with either a capitalist production system or a constitutional monarchy: a true dialectical synthesis of the particular interests of individuals and the general interests of society entails nothing less than a comprehensive democratization of the economic and the political spheres, and the need for this transformation holds the key to Hegel's enduring political relevance.
Bernardo Ferro is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Philosophical Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is the author of Masters, Slaves and Philosophers (2022) and has published articles and reviews in journals including the European Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy & Social Criticism, Inquiry, Critical Horizons, and the Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie.
Introduction; Part I. Hegel, Freedom and Liberalism: 1. Hegel and liberalism; 2. The dialectic of freedom; 3. Hegel's critique of liberalism; Part II. Hegel Beyond Liberalism: 4. The dialectic of personal freedom; 5. The dialectic of economic freedom; 6. The dialectic of political freedom; Conclusion: Beyond Hegel; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.10.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 504 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-58474-X / 100958474X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-58474-6 / 9781009584746 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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