Section 125
Original German
125 Das Subjective mit dem besondern Inhalte des Wohls steht als in sich reflectirtes, unendliches zugleich in Beziehung auf das Allgemeine, den an sich seyenden Willen. Dieß Moment, zunächst an dieser Besonderheit selbst gesetzt, ist es das Wohl auch Anderer, — in vollständiger, aber ganz leerer Bestimmung, das Wohl Aller. Das Wohl vieler anderer Besonderer überhaupt ist dann auch wesentlicher Zweck und Recht der Subjectivität. Indem sich aber das von solchem besondern Inhalt unterschiedene, an und für sich seyende Allgemeine hier weiter noch nicht bestimmt hat, denn als das Recht, so können jene Zwecke des Besondern von diesem verschieden, demselben gemäß seyn, aber auch nicht.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean translation made directly from Hegel's German in the Berlin Nicolai first edition, dated 1821. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360, including the author's remarks and notes; no later Gans additions.
125 The subjective, with the particular content of welfare, stands, as reflected into itself and infinite, at the same time in relation to the universal, the will that is in itself. This moment, posited first in this particularity itself, is the welfare of others as well — in a complete but wholly empty determination, the welfare of all. The welfare of many other particulars in general is then also an essential purpose and right of subjectivity. But since the universal that is in and for itself, distinct from such particular content, has here not yet determined itself further than as right, those purposes of the particular can differ from it, or accord with it, but also not.
Plain English translation
Independent machine-assisted Plain English translation made directly from the German first-edition source, not from the Musean edition or an existing English translation. Complete preface, introduction and sections 1–360 with the author's remarks and notes.
125 The subjective side, with the particular content of welfare, is reflected into itself and infinite, and so it is at the same time related to the universal, the will that exists in itself. When this moment is first posed in this particularity itself, it is the welfare of others too — in a complete but wholly empty form, the welfare of all. The welfare of many other particular persons in general is then also an essential aim and a right of subjectivity. But the universal that exists in and for itself, distinct from such particular content, has not yet been determined here any further than as right. So those aims of the particular can differ from it and agree with it, but they can also not agree with it.
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