The Freedom of Desire: Hegel's Response to Rousseau on the Problem of Civil Society

摘要: The ever-growing body of literature on civil society can benefit from a return to the original theoretical articulation and defense concept in work G.W.F. Hegel. Specifically, this article suggests that Jean-Jacques Rousseau's influential critique remains unanswered argues Hegel responded with sweeping sympathetic institutional design relevant today. agrees Rousseau commercial aggravates dissatisfaction its members, educating individual desire through is necessary solve difficulty. However, modern states need not adopt extreme impracticable solution. Hegel's concrete, market-based associations render desires satiable elevate them accord common good, while still maintaining freedom distinctness pluralistic society.