李榮添 : 歷史之理性 -- 黑格爾歷史哲學導論述析 ( Hoffmeister, Nisbet)

李榮添 : 歷史之理性 -- 黑格爾歷史哲學導論述析 ( Hoffmeister, Nisbet)
excerpted from Lectures on the Philosophy of World History : Introduction : Reason in History. Hoffmeister ed. tr. by Nisbet.
( Nisbet, page 70 )

1. It is my END ( 目的) which must be satisfied, even if th end for which I am working has many other sides to it which have nothing to do with me.

2. This infinite right of the subject is the second essential moment of freedom, in that the subject must itself be satisfied by whatever activity or task it performs.

3. And if men are to be interested in anything, they must be ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN IT; that is, they look for their OWN interest in whatever end they work for, and they wish to identify their own self-esteem confirmed by it.

4. But anyone who ACTIVELY supports a cause is not just an interested party-- he is interested IN THE CAUSE OF ITSELF. (// not just lip service)

5. Thus nothing can happen, nothing can be accomplished unless the individuals concerned can also gain satisfaction for themselves as
particular individuals.

6. For they have their OWN special NEEDS, IMPULSES , and INTERESTS
which are peculiar to themselves -- peculiar to themselves inasmuch
as they are separate individuals, although the same needs, impulses, and interest may be no different in content from those of others, and may in fact be shared by them.

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