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Ethical life concerns freedom embodied in shared institutions and practices. Hegel’s account makes their structure matter beyond an individual’s private intentions.
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Guided course · Module 10 · Lesson 57
Can freedom have a history?
Hegel argues that freedom needs recognition and shared institutions, and that history advances toward freedom. The lesson examines those arguments and confronts the exclusions in his account of history.