Philosophy of Right

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book philosophical treatise work of legal philosophy work of political philosophy

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Elements of the Philosophy of Right	8
Hegel’s Philosophy of Right	4
Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts	1
Hegel's Philosophy of Right	1
Hegelian philosophy of right	1
Hegel’s philosophy of right	1
Part One of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right	1
Philosophy of Right canonical	1

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Target entity: Philosophy of Right
Context triple: [G. W. F. Hegel, notableIdea, Philosophy of Right]

A. Metaphysics of Morals
Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s major work of practical philosophy that systematically outlines his theory of rights, duties, and ethical obligations in both legal and moral contexts.
B. Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on moral philosophy, in which he systematically develops his theory of practical reason and the foundations of ethics.
C. Essays, Moral and Political
Essays, Moral and Political is an early collection of philosophical writings by David Hume that explores topics in ethics, politics, and human nature, helping to establish his reputation as a leading Enlightenment thinker.
D. Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace is a philosophical essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a framework of political and legal principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between nations.
E. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical treatise that introduces his deontological moral theory and the concept of the categorical imperative.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Philosophy of Right
Target entity description: 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.

A. Metaphysics of Morals
Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s major work of practical philosophy that systematically outlines his theory of rights, duties, and ethical obligations in both legal and moral contexts.
B. Critique of Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on moral philosophy, in which he systematically develops his theory of practical reason and the foundations of ethics.
C. Essays, Moral and Political
Essays, Moral and Political is an early collection of philosophical writings by David Hume that explores topics in ethics, politics, and human nature, helping to establish his reputation as a leading Enlightenment thinker.
D. Perpetual Peace
Perpetual Peace is a philosophical essay by Immanuel Kant that outlines a framework of political and legal principles aimed at achieving lasting peace between nations.
E. Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is Immanuel Kant’s foundational philosophical treatise that introduces his deontological moral theory and the concept of the categorical imperative.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of political philosophy ⓘ
author	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ linked to: G. W. F. Hegel
centralConcept	Sittlichkeit ⓘ civil society ⓘ constitutional monarchy ⓘ corporations ⓘ family ⓘ freedom as rational self-determination ⓘ objective spirit ⓘ rational state ⓘ reconciliation of individual and universal ⓘ subjective will ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia
hasPart	Abstract Right ⓘ Ethical Life ⓘ Morality ⓘ
influenced	20th-century political philosophy ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ communitarian political theory ⓘ critical theory ⓘ left Hegelians ⓘ linked to: Young Hegelians right Hegelians ⓘ linked to: Young Hegelians
influencedBy	Aristotle ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Jean-Jacques Rousseau ⓘ natural law tradition ⓘ
keyTheme	constitutionalism and representation ⓘ justification of modern institutions ⓘ mediation of individual and society ⓘ punishment and criminal law ⓘ rational foundations of property ⓘ relation between law and freedom ⓘ role of the state in ethical life ⓘ
mainSubject	ethical life ⓘ ethics ⓘ freedom ⓘ legal philosophy ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ philosophy of the state ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ
originalLanguage	German ⓘ
originalTitle	Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts ⓘ linked to: Philosophy of Right
philosophicalSchool	Hegelianism ⓘ linked to: German idealism
philosophicalTradition	German idealism ⓘ
publicationYear	1821 ⓘ
relatedWork	Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences ⓘ Phenomenology of Spirit ⓘ linked to: phenomenology of spirit

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