 | Finding Freedom: Hegel''s Philosophy and the Emancipation of Women Subjects: Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich 1770–1831; Liberty -- Philosophy; Human rights; Family -- Philosophy; Women’s rights; State The; Scholars generally think that Hegel's philosophy is conservative and reactionary with regard to women's rights and as a result dismiss his philosophical account of the relationship between family and the political community as irrelevant. Sara MacDonald argues that in fact the logic of Hegel's thought necessitates the recognition of equal political and civil rights. MacDonald Sara : Sara MacDonald is a professor in the Great Ideas Programme at St. Thomas University.Sara MacDonald is a professor in the Great Ideas Programme at St. Thomas University. |
