Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right

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manuscript philosophical work

Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right is an early work by Karl Marx in which he critically analyzes Hegel’s political philosophy and begins to develop his own ideas on the state, civil society, and human emancipation.

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Label	Occurrences
Critique of Hegel’s Dialectic and General Philosophy	1
Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right canonical	1
Kritik des Hegelschen Staatsrechts	1

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Context triple: [The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature, relatedWork, Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right]

A. Hegel and Modern Society
Hegel and Modern Society is a philosophical study by Charles Taylor that interprets Hegel’s thought in relation to the problems and structures of modern social and political life.
B. Philosophy of Right
Philosophy of Right is G. W. F. Hegel’s major work of political and legal philosophy, outlining his theory of ethical life, the modern state, and the rational foundations of law and freedom.
C. Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory
"Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory" is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential 1941 philosophical work *Reason and Revolution*, which examines Hegel’s thought as a foundation for modern critical social theory.
D. The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
E. Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right
Target entity description: Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right is an early work by Karl Marx in which he critically analyzes Hegel’s political philosophy and begins to develop his own ideas on the state, civil society, and human emancipation.

A. Hegel and Modern Society
Hegel and Modern Society is a philosophical study by Charles Taylor that interprets Hegel’s thought in relation to the problems and structures of modern social and political life.
B. Philosophy of Right
Philosophy of Right is G. W. F. Hegel’s major work of political and legal philosophy, outlining his theory of ethical life, the modern state, and the rational foundations of law and freedom.
C. Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory
"Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory" is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential 1941 philosophical work *Reason and Revolution*, which examines Hegel’s thought as a foundation for modern critical social theory.
D. The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
E. Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	manuscript ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ
aimsAt	grounding politics in human needs ⓘ overcoming merely formal political rights ⓘ
analyzesWorkOf	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ linked to: G. W. F. Hegel
author	Karl Marx ⓘ
centralTheme	alienation in political structures ⓘ critique of political theology ⓘ limits of political emancipation ⓘ
chronology	early work of Karl Marx ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
criticizes	Hegel’s justification of the Prussian state ⓘ idealism in political philosophy ⓘ
developsConcept	critique of the state ⓘ human emancipation ⓘ materialist critique of political institutions ⓘ relation between state and civil society ⓘ
focusesOn	Hegel’s Philosophy of Right ⓘ linked to: Philosophy of Right Hegel’s concept of civil society ⓘ Hegel’s theory of the state ⓘ
genre	philosophical critique ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ
historicalContext	Young Hegelian movement ⓘ linked to: Young Hegelians pre-1848 European political debates ⓘ
influenced	Marxist political theory ⓘ Marx’s concept of human emancipation ⓘ Marx’s theory of the state ⓘ later Marxist critiques of liberalism ⓘ
influencedBy	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ linked to: G. W. F. Hegel Young Hegelians ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
mainAuthor	Karl Marx ⓘ
partOf	Karl Marx’s early writings ⓘ
philosophicalTradition	Marxism ⓘ Western political philosophy ⓘ
relatedWork	Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 ⓘ On the Jewish Question ⓘ linked to: Die Judenfrage
subject	German Idealism ⓘ linked to: German idealism Hegel’s political philosophy ⓘ Young Hegelian critique ⓘ civil society ⓘ human emancipation ⓘ philosophy of right ⓘ political theory ⓘ state ⓘ
title	Kritik des Hegelschen Staatsrechts ⓘ linked to: Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right
writtenBy	Karl Marx ⓘ

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The Difference Between the Democritean and Epicurean Philosophy of Nature → relatedWork → Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right ⓘ

Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 → hasPart → Critique of Hegel’s Dialectic and General Philosophy ⓘ

linked to: Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right

Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right → title → Kritik des Hegelschen Staatsrechts ⓘ