Section 65
Original German
C. Entäußerung des Eigenthums
65 Meines Eigenthums kann ich mich entäußern, da
es das Meinige nur ist, in so fern ich meinen Willen darein lege, — so daß ich meine Sache überhaupt von mir als herrenlos lasse, (derelinquire) oder sie dem Willen eines andern zum Besitzen überlasse, — aber nur insofern die Sache ihrer Natur nach ein Aeußerliches ist.
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.
C. Alienation of Property
65 I can alienate my property, since it is mine only insofar as I put my will into it. I may thus relinquish my thing altogether as ownerless—abandon it—or leave it to the will of another to possess, but only insofar as the thing is by its nature something external.
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.
C. Giving up property
65 I can give up my property, since it is mine only insofar as I put my will into it. Thus I can simply leave my thing ownerless (derelinquire), abandoning it, or hand it over to someone else's will to possess—but only insofar as the thing is external by its nature.
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Section 65 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 67 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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