The Family as the Foundation of Political Rule in Western Philosophy: A Comparative Analysis of Aristotle's Politics and Hegel's Philosophy of Right

被引:2
作者
Jarvis, Douglas E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Carleton Univ, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
关键词
Aristotle (384 BCE-322 BCE); Hegel; G. W. F. (1770-1831); philosophy; family history; ancient Greece; German history-nineteenth century;
D O I
10.1177/0363199011416333
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
For both Aristotle and Hegel, the family is the foundation in which the universalized rule of law is validated according to the political structure of the "Polis" or "State" itself. This composite whole or structure of society (Ancient Polis/Modern State) is the political end of humanity for both philosophers, which in turn finds its primordial beginning in the family. For Aristotle, it is in the kingly rule of the household that the property-based distinction of citizenship is set for the rule of his ideal Polis. For Hegel, it is in the love affirmed through caring affection within the nuclear family that the dialectical framework for the freedom of civil society, and the rational unity of a congregational "spirit" in the State, finds its foundation. For both thinkers, the family sets the base for a political theory that defines citizenship in a manner that transcends the particularities of kin bonds.
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页码:440 / 463
页数:24
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