Section 85
Original German
85 Diese Collision, in der die Sache aus einem Rechtsgrunde angesprochen wird, und welche die Sphäre des bürgerlichen Rechtsstreits ausmacht, enthält die Anerkennung des Rechts als des Allgemeinen und Entscheidenden, so daß die Sache dem gehören soll, der das Recht dazu hat. Der Streit betrifft nur die Subsumtion der Sache unter das Eigenthum des einen oder des andern; — ein schlechtweg negatives Urtheil, wo im Prädicate des Meinigen nur das Besondere negirt wird.
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.
85 This conflict, in which the thing is claimed on a ground of right, and which constitutes the sphere of civil litigation, contains the recognition of right as the universal and decisive factor, so that the thing should belong to whoever has the right to it. The dispute concerns only the subsumption of the thing under the property of one party or the other: a simply negative judgment, in which, within the predicate of being mine, only the particular is negated.
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.
85 This conflict, in which a thing is claimed on one ground of right, makes up the sphere of civil litigation. It contains the recognition of right as universal and decisive: the thing is to belong to whoever has the right to it. The dispute concerns only the subsumption of the thing under one person's property or the other's. It is a simply negative judgment, in which only the particular is negated in the predicate “mine.”
About this section
Section 85 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 87 of 362 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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