Hegel's Philosophy of Freedom

?This is the best book on Hegel to appear in recent years. Clear and well written, the book brings Hegel to life for anyone interested in the problem of freedom. Most importantly, it restores the Philosophy of Right to its position as the central text of modern political philosophy.?--Steven B. Smith, Yale University
?Refreshingly clear. The interpretation is subtle, the argument is thoughtful, and the scholarship is excellent.?--Robert Pippin, University of Chicago
?Will be one of those works that commentators must cite. . . . This well-reasoned work should be read both by those interested in political theory . . . as well as by philosophers interested in German Idealism and Hegel.?--Andrew Kelly, Journal of the History of Philosophy
Hegel offers perhaps the most profound and systematic modern attempt to understand the state as the realization of human freedom. In this comprehensive examination of the philosopher?s ideas on freedom, Paul Franco focuses particularly on G. W. F. Hegel?s masterpiece, Philosophy of Right. Franco traces the development of Hegel?s ideas and relates them to modern political theory.
Paul Franco is Professor in the department of government at Bowdoin College. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott, published by Yale University Press.