Section 188
Original German
188 Die bürgerliche Gesellschaft enthält die drey Momente:
A) Die Vermittelung des Bedürfnisses und die Befriedigung des Einzelnen durch seine Arbeit und durch die Arbeit und Befriedigung der Bedürfnisse Aller Uebrigen, — das System der Bedürfnisse.
B) Die Wirklichkeit des darin enthaltenen Allgemeinen der Freyheit, der Schutz des Eigenthums durch die Rechtspflege.
C) Die Vorsorge gegen die in jenen Systemen zurückbleibende Zufälligkeit und die Besorgung des besondern Interesses als eines Gemeinsamen, durch die Polizey und Corporation.
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.
188 Civil society contains the three moments:
A) The mediation of need and the satisfaction of the individual through his labor and through the labor and satisfaction of the needs of all others—the system of needs.
B) The actuality of the universal of freedom contained therein, the protection of property through the administration of justice.
C) Provision against the contingency remaining in those systems, and the care of the particular interest as a common one, through police and corporation.
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.
188 Civil society contains three elements:
A) The mediation of need and the individual's satisfaction through his work and through the work and satisfaction of needs of everyone else: the system of needs.
B) The actual reality of the universal element of freedom contained in this system: the protection of property through the administration of justice.
C) Provision against the contingency that remains in these systems, and care for the particular interest as a common interest, through public regulation and professional associations.
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Section 188 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 190 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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