AUTHOR APPROVEDPraise for the first edition:e~Brooks shows how Hegele(tm)s reflections on political issues are inter-linked and how his political thought is elaborated by means of concepts that serve to understand the world more generallye He is to be congratulated on providing us with a clear and convincing justification of a systematic reading of the /Philosophy of Right/.e(tm)/History of Political Thought/e~Admirablee [Brooks] establishes conclusively to my mind that Hegele(tm)s positions are only fully intelligible within the wider framework of his conception of philosophy.e(tm)Michael Rosen, Professor of Government, Harvard Universitye~A very clear and methodologically self-conscious series of discussions of key topics within Hegele(tm)s classic texte what results is a series of illuminating discussions in which [Brooks] makes the case for his own interpretations on the basis of systematic considerations.e(tm)Paul Redding, Professor of Philosophy, University of SydneyA new edition of the first systematic reading of Hegele(tm)s political philosophy/Elements of the Philosophy of Right/ is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important works in the history of political philosophy. This is the first book on the subject to take Hegele(tm)s system of speculative philosophy seriously as an important component of any robust understanding of this text.Key FeaturesSets out the difference between e~systematice(tm) and e~non-systematice(tm) readings of /Philosophy of Right/Outlines the unique structure of Hegele(tm)s philosophical argumentsExplores key areas of Hegele(tm)s political philosophy: system, property, punishment, morality, family, law, monarchy, democracy, war and historyThis significantly expanded second edition includes two new chapters on Hegele(tm)s theories of democracy and history, and a reply to the booke(tm)s critics.Thom Brooks is Reader in Law at Durham Law School. He is author of /Punishment/ (2012) and editor of several books including /The Global Justice Reader/ (2008), /The Right to a Fair Trial/ (2009), /Ethics and Moral Philosophy/ (2011), /New Waves in Ethics/ (2011) and /Global Justice and International Affairs/ (2012).