Actuality, Integrity, and Freedom in Hegel's Philosophy of Right
The central claims of this paper are two: first, that the theory of agency central to Hegel's Philosophy of Right identifies integrity as a constitutive condition of freedom; second, that the conception of integrity Hegel develops - as a matter of upholding multiple commitments both in the face of contingencies and in relation to one another - can help make sense of the possibilities for political action available to participants in late-modern societies, as well as the often surprising texture of the experience of such activity. The paper defends these claims through a close reading of the 'Morality' section of the Philosophy of Right oriented toward resolving a dilemma in contemporary democratic theory