Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of the following is incorrect about Hegel's idea of civil society?
ACivil Society is the realm of market relations, private property, contract and associational life
BIt is the 'differentia' between Family and State, the antithesis to the Family
CIt is a System of Needs that fulfils social, associational and productive needs
DIt is the arena of universal altruism and the common or general interest ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) It is the arena of universal altruism and the common or general interest — It is wrong to call civil society the arena of universal altruism and the common interest.
Explanation
★It is wrong to call civil society the arena of universal altruism and the common interest.
★For Hegel civil society is the arena of universal egoism and particular private interests.
★It is where individuals pursue their own needs through the market and exchange.
★It is the State, not civil society, that embodies universal altruism and the common good.
★Civil society stands between the family and the state as the antithesis to the family.
★Hegel called it the System of Needs, meeting social, associational and productive needs.
★So only the altruism and common interest claim wrongly assigns to civil society what belongs to the state.
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