Hegel's analysis of colonialism and its roots in Scottish political economy.(Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel) From: CLIO | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: Paquette, Gabriel | COPYRIGHT 2003 Indiana University, Purdue University of Fort Wayne. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

G. W. F. Hegel's account of colonies in the Elements of the Philosophy of Right (1821) as a solution to the mass poverty generated in civil society has attracted the attention of contemporary commentators. In general, they convincingly demonstrate that Hegel's endorsement of colonialism undermines the self-sufficiency of civil society and illustrates his callousness toward non-European peoples. These interpretations of Hegel's advocacy of colonialism should be supplemented by an an...