Section 158
Original German
158 Erster Abschnitt.
Die Familie.
Die Familie hat als die unmittelbare Substantialität des Geistes, seine sich empfindende Einheit, die Liebe, zu ihrer Bestimmung, so daß die Gesinnung ist, das Selbstbewußtseyn seiner Individualität in dieser Einheit als an und für sich seyender Wesentlichkeit zu haben, um in ihr nicht als eine Person für sich, sondern als Mitglied zu seyn.
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.
158 First Section.
The Family.
The family, as the immediate substantiality of spirit, has as its determination its feeling unity, love, so that the disposition is to have the self-consciousness of one's individuality within this unity as essentiality existing in and for itself, in order to be in it not as a person for oneself but as a member.
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.
158 First Section.
The Family.
The family is the immediate substance of spirit. Its destiny is spirit's unity as it feels itself, which is love. The attitude it calls for is to have the self-awareness of one's individuality within this unity, as an essential reality that exists in and for itself, so that in it one exists not as a person on one's own, but as a member.
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Section 158 is part of Elements of the Philosophy of Right by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. This page sets the German original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is section 160 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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