Hegel and German Public Law

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Nathaniel Boyd’s pathbreaking book argues that Hegel’s political thought was shaped by German public law. This tradition of legal discourse, especially through its imperial tradition, was crucial to European modernity, influencing foundational philosophical concepts such as sovereignty, the state and the diverse legal systems that emerged from them. Hegel and German Public Law examines the impact of Johann Jacob Moser, Johann Stephan Pütter and Johann Christian von Majer on Hegel’s intellectual development. It reveals how the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire informed his early speculative system and constitutional theory. In doing so, Boyd extends our understanding of Hegel's relation to European legal and political thought while offering an original interpretive framework for Hegel’s absolute idealism and unfolding institutional theory of the state.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-19
Mått:158 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Europe’s Legacy in the Modern World
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350584174

Utforska kategorier

Rättshistoria inom Juridik
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Nathaniel Boyd is Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project Rethinking Civil Society: History, Theory, Critique, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York, UK.

Recensioner i media

Much of Hegel’s theory of the modern state grew out of his reaction to the literature of German public law. These sources are largely unknown to us today. It is no small service of Boyd’s work to have resurrected them and to have shown their relevance for Hegel’s political thought. Hegel and German Public Law marks a milestone in the study of Hegel.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1. Imperial Public Law in Statu Cadentis Imperii: Johann Jacob Moser2. The Empire as the Impersonal Nexus of the Composite State: Johann Stephan Pütter3. The Twilight of German Imperial Public Law: Johann Christian von Majer4. The Empire of Ethical Life: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelConclusion Bibliography Index