Hegel's concept of civil society endorses a market economy and a liberal outlook. But his concept of state culminates in an authoritarian prince who is protector of the constitution. The tensions and contradictions that plague Hegel's liberal society that cannot be resolved by its own civil institutions, motivate his conservative authoritarianism.
| ISBN: | 9780708318737 |
| Publication date: | 2nd September 2005 |
| Author: | Renato Cristi |
| Publisher: | University of Wales Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 223 pages |
| Series: | Political Philosophy Now |
| Genres: |
Political science and theory Social and political philosophy |