Hegel Beyond Liberalism

‘In this controversial but compelling interpretation of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right, Bernardo Ferro shows that the basic thrust of Hegel’s social and political philosophy is transformative. His book is poised to make a lasting impact not only on Hegel scholarship but, much more broadly, on general debates about the proper relationship between freedom, the market, and the state.’ Hannes Kuch, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt‘In recent decades, Hegel’s political philosophy has been read in a predominantly liberal way. In offering an interpretation of Hegel that runs against this trend, this book successfully revives the core of his political thought, which focuses on the good life of the collective. The Hegel that emerges through these pages is a sharp critic of capitalism, whose work lays the ground for a conception of democracy that is not confined to politics, but extends into the realm of economic production.’ Arash Abazari, Emory University

Bernardo Ferro is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Philosophical Studies of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is the author of Masters, Slaves and Philosophers (2022) and has published articles in journals such as the European Journal of Philosophy, Philosophy & Social Criticism, Inquiry, Critical Horizons, Hegel- Studien and Hegel Bulletin.