Abstract

ASSALONE, Eduardo. LA ESFERA PÚBLICA EN LOS PRINCIPIOS DE LA FILOSOFÍA DEL DERECHO DE HEGEL. TENSIONES Y MEDIACIONES EN LA VIDA ÉTICA MODERNA. Eidos [online]. 2018, n.29, pp.15-39. ISSN 1692-8857.  https://doi.org/10.14482/eidos.29.10032.

In this paper, we explain two dimensions of public sphere where the tensions of modern ethical life are clearly perceived, according to Hegel's Girundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts. First, we present the public side of the states assembly, which has the function of mediating and overcoming the tensions characteristic of the private sphere by means of the political representation of particular interests of civil society. Second, we analyze Hegel's ambivalent position regarding public opinion. According to Hegel, a people knows its true interests only through political representation. The publicity of the parliamentary debates is a necessary condition for the constitution of a people. This original perspective ofpolitical representation anticipates current political theories and clearly differentiates itself from classic understandings of representation.

Keywords : Hegel; public sphere; mediation; the Assembly of the Estates; public opinion; publicity; political representation.

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