Notes
See ibid., pp. 3–4, 250.
Ibid., p. 14.
Peperzak (2001, p. xv). Further references to Peperzak’s Modern Freedom are given in the main text.
See Pippin (1989, p. 7).
Spinoza (1994, p. 100 [EIP18]).
See Houlgate (2006, pp. 414–435).
Hegel (1999, pp. 757–758).
Peperzak (1993).
Hegel (1999, p. 73).
On the role of “letting” (lassen) in Hegel’s thought and the moment of passivity that it involves, see Houlgate (2006, pp. 60–63).
See Houlgate (2004).
Indeed, Hegel believes that in the Europe of his day (the 1820s) war had become increasingly unlikely. See Hegel (1975, vol. 2: 1062): “For in Europe nowadays each nation is bounded by another and may not of itself begin a war against another European nation”.
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Houlgate, S. Logic, spirit, and freedom in the state: appreciative and critical thoughts on Adriaan Peperzak’s Modern Freedom . Cont Philos Rev 43, 293–305 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11007-010-9137-6
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