Section 169
Original German
169 Die Familie hat als Person ihre äußerliche Realität in einem Eigenthum, in dem sie das Daseyn ihrer substantiellen Persönlichkeit nur als in einem Vermögen hat.
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.
169 The family, as a person, has its external reality in a property, in which it has the existence of its substantial personality only as in wealth.
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.
169 As a person, the family has its external reality in a property. It has the existence of its substantial personality only in the form of a fortune.
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Section 169 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 171 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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