Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates

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Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates is a seminal political-philosophical essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt that argues for limiting state intervention to protect individual freedom and self-development.

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instanceOf German-language essay ⓘ
political-philosophical essay ⓘ
work of political theory ⓘ
advocates limitation of governmental authority ⓘ
minimal state functions ⓘ
arguesAgainst comprehensive state control over social life ⓘ
paternalistic state intervention ⓘ
author Wilhelm von Humboldt ⓘ
centralClaim individual freedom is essential for moral and intellectual development ⓘ
the state should be restricted to functions necessary for security and order ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
discusses civil liberties ⓘ
economic intervention ⓘ
education policy ⓘ
fieldOfStudy legal philosophy ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
political science ⓘ
focusesOn critique of excessive state power ⓘ
protection of individual autonomy ⓘ
relationship between state and citizen ⓘ
genre political philosophy ⓘ
social philosophy ⓘ
hasForm systematic essay ⓘ
treatise ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 18th century ⓘ
influenced 19th-century liberalism ⓘ
John Stuart Mill ⓘ
liberal political theory ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment political thought ⓘ
German idealism ⓘ
keyConcept education and individuality ⓘ
proper tasks of the state ⓘ
self-cultivation of the individual ⓘ
sphere of individual liberty ⓘ
mainTheme individual freedom ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
limits of state intervention ⓘ
role of the state ⓘ
self-development of the individual ⓘ
notableFor early formulation of liberal minimal-state doctrine ⓘ
emphasis on individuality as a political value ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
philosophicalTradition classical liberalism ⓘ
political liberalism ⓘ
supports freedom as a condition for human development ⓘ
titleTranslation On the Limits of State Action ⓘ

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Wilhelm von Humboldt → notableWork → Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates ⓘ
Law, Legislation and Liberty → hasPart → The Political Order of a Free People ⓘ
linked to: Über die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates