Section 232
Original German
232 Außer den Verbrechen, welche die allgemeine Macht zu verhindern oder zur gerichtlichen Behandlung zu bringen hat, — der Zufälligkeit als Willkühr des Bösen, — hat die erlaubte Willkühr für sich rechtlicher Handlungen und des Privatgebrauchs des Eigenthums, auch äußerliche Beziehungen auf andere Einzelne, so wie auf sonstige öffentliche Veranstaltungen eines gemeinsamen Zwecks. Durch diese allgemeine Seite werden Privathandlungen eine Zufälligkeit, die aus meiner Gewalt tritt, und den andern zum Schaden und Unrecht gereichen kann oder gereicht.
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.
232 Besides crimes, which the universal power has to prevent or bring to judicial treatment — contingency as the arbitrary choice of evil — permitted arbitrary choice in lawful actions and in the private use of property also has external relations to other individuals, as well as to other public arrangements for a common end. Through this universal side, private actions become a contingency that passes out of my power and can bring, or does bring, harm and wrong to others.
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.
232 Besides the crimes that the universal power has to prevent or bring to court, which are accident in the form of the arbitrary choice of evil, permitted arbitrary choice, in lawful actions and in the private use of property, also has external relations to other individuals and to other public arrangements for a common purpose. Through this general side, private actions become an accident that passes out of my control, and that can or does bring harm and wrong to others.
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Section 232 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 234 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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