Hegel's View of Social Substance

 
 
 
 
According to Hegel, one must merge the individual self with the "social substance" in order to be a whole person. The social substance is the world of human interactions, and Hegel felt that this world is the "objective form" of the human spirit (p. 40). Thus, in order to attain one's true human nature, one must find a balance between individuality and universality (p. 41). If a person becomes separated from the universal social substance, the result is the condition known as alienation. However, Hegel also claimed that there is a second type of alienation which can be used to help a person overcome the separation of the first type. This second type of alienation involves "a surrender or sacrifice of particularity and willfulness" (p. 44). Thus, a person can reattain unity with the social substance by "alienating" himself or her


     
 
 
 
    

 

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