The Public Sphere in Hegel’s Elements of the Philosophy of Right. Tensions and Mediations in Modern Ethical Life [Spanish]

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  • Eduardo Assalone Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Asociación Argentina de Investigaciones Éticas. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, República Argentina.

Abstract

 

In this paper, we explain two dimensions of public sphere where the tensions of modern ethical life are clearly perceived, according to Hegel’s Grundlinien der Philo­sophie des Rechts. First, we present the public side of the states assembly, which has the function of mediating and overcoming the tensions characteristic of the private sphere by means of the political representation of particular interests of civil society. Second, we analyze Hegel’s ambivalent position regarding public opinion. According to Hegel, a people knows its true interests only through political representation. The publicity of the parliamentary debates is a necessary condition for the constitution of a people. This original perspective of political representation anticipates current political theories and clearly differentiates itself from classic understandings of representation.

 

Author Biography

Eduardo Assalone, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Asociación Argentina de Investigaciones Éticas. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, República Argentina.

Eduardo Assalone es Doctor en Filosofía (Universidad Nacional de Lanús). Actualmente se desempeña como Investigador Asistente del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, con lugar de trabajo en la Asociación Argentina de Investigaciones Éticas, sede Mar del Plata. Es docente regular de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, con funciones en la cátedra de Filosofía del Hombre. Su especialidad es la filosofía política y social de G.W.F. Hegel.

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