Section 305
Original German
305 Der eine der Stände der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft enthält das Prinzip, das für sich fähig ist, zu dieser politischen Beziehung constituirt zu werden, der Stand der natürlichen Sittlichkeit nämlich, der das Familienleben und in Rücksicht der Subsistenz den Grundbesitz zu seiner Basis, somit in Rücksicht seiner Besonderheit ein auf sich beruhendes Wollen, und die Naturbestimmung, welche das fürstliche Element in sich schließt, mit diesem gemein 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.
305 One of the estates of civil society contains the principle that is in itself capable of being constituted for this political relation: the estate of natural ethical life. Its basis is family life and, as regards subsistence, landed property; thus, in respect of its particularity, it has a willing that rests upon itself and shares with the princely element the determination of nature contained within that element.
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.
305 One of the classes of civil society contains the principle that is by itself able to be formed into this political relation. It is the class of natural ethical life. Its base is family life, and, as to its livelihood, ownership of land. So, in regard to its particularity, it has a will resting on itself, and it shares with the princely element the determination given by nature, which the princely element contains in itself.
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Section 305 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 307 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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