Section 239
Original German
239 Sie hat in diesem Charakter der allgemeinen Familie die Pflicht und das Recht gegen die Willkühr und Zufälligkeit der Eltern, auf die Erziehung, insofern sie sich auf die Fähigkeit, Mitglied der Gesellschaft zu werden, beziehet, vornemlich wenn sie nicht von den Eltern selbst, sondern von andern zu vollenden ist, Aufsicht und Einwirkung zu haben, — imgleichen insofern gemeinsame Veranstaltungen dafür gemacht werden können, diese zu treffen.
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.
239 In this character of the universal family it has the duty and the right, against the arbitrary choice and contingency of the parents, to exercise supervision and influence over education, insofar as it bears on the capacity to become a member of society, chiefly when education is to be completed not by the parents themselves but by others; and likewise, insofar as common arrangements can be made for it, to make these.
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.
239 In this character of the universal family, civil society has the duty and the right to supervise and influence the education of children, against the arbitrary choice and accident of the parents. This applies so far as education bears on the ability to become a member of society. It applies especially when education is to be completed not by the parents themselves but by others. It likewise has the duty and right to make such provision so far as common arrangements for education can be made.
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Section 239 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 241 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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