Hegel's Value

In this book, Dean Moyar offers a comprehensive reading of Hegel's social and political philosophy, specifically his theory of justice, through the lens of Hegel's inferentialism, his basic theory of rationality. Moyar argues that Hegel's conception of justice depends on the realization of value in an institutional system rooted in the purposes of family members, workers, and citizens. He traces the development of Hegel's theory from its foundation in the modern tradition and its basic conception of property rights; to Hegel's own inclusive conception of value, "the Good"; resulting in a system of just institutions, governed by moral ideals but realized through concrete economic and political processes. Moyar's analysis shows that against the idea that justice is only a matter of securing a set of private entitlements, Hegel constructs a theory of justice incorporating individual rights.