Section 23
Original German
23 Nur in dieser Freyheit ist der Wille schlechthin bey sich, weil er sich auf nichts, als auf sich selbst bezieht, so wie damit alles Verhältniß der Abhängigkeit von etwas Anderem hinwegfällt. — Er ist wahr oder vielmehr die Wahrheit selbst, weil sein Bestimmen darin besteht, in seinem Daseyn d. i. als sich gegenüberstehendes zu seyn, was sein Begriff ist, oder der reine Begriff die Anschauung seiner selbst zu seinem Zwecke und Realität 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.
23 Only in this freedom is the will unconditionally at home with itself, because it relates to nothing but itself, and with this, every relation of dependence on something other falls away. It is true, or rather is truth itself, because its determining consists in being, in its existence—that is, as something confronting itself—what its concept is; or, in other words, the pure concept has the intuition of itself as its end and reality.
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.
23 Only in this freedom is the will completely at home with itself. It relates to nothing but itself, so every relation of dependence on something else falls away. It is true, or rather is truth itself. This is because its determining activity consists in being, in its existence—that is, as something confronting itself—what its concept is. In other words, the pure concept has the vision of itself as its purpose and reality.
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Section 23 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 25 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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