Section 292
Original German
292 Die subjective Seite, daß dieses Individuum aus mehreren, deren es, da hier das Objective nicht (wie z. B. bey der Kunst) in Genialität liegt, nothwendig unbestimmt Mehrere gibt, unter denen der Vorzug nichts absolut bestimmbares ist, zu einer Stelle gewählt und ernannt, und zur Führung des öffentlichen Geschäfts bevollmächtigt wird, diese Verknüpfung des Individuums und des Amtes, als zweyer für sich gegeneinander immer zufälligen Seiten, kommt der fürstlichen, als der entscheidenden und souverainen Staatsgewalt zu.
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.
292 The subjective side—that this individual is selected and appointed to an office, and authorized to conduct public business, out of several individuals, of whom there are necessarily an indeterminate number, since the objective element here does not lie in genius, as it does, for example, in art, and among whom preference cannot be absolutely determined—this connection of the individual with the office, as two sides always contingent in relation to one another in themselves, belongs to the princely power as the deciding and sovereign power of the state.
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.
292 There is also a subjective side. This individual is chosen from several, appointed to a post, and given authority to run public business. Here the objective side does not lie in genius, as it does in art, so there are necessarily an indefinite number of candidates, and no preference among them can be absolutely settled. This joining of an individual to an office, two sides that are always accidental in relation to each other, belongs to the power of the prince, which is the deciding and sovereign power of the state.
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Section 292 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 294 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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