This article analyzes Hegel's political thought, through the prism of his Philosophy of Law. I present a systematic exposition of Hegel´s concept of philosophy, which made politics a necessary consequence, given the fact that his theoretical system sought to establish a unitary logic. In elaborating the present text, I have employed a very simple criteria: to present Hegelian political thought through the prism of its own historical moment, taking the common difficulties that all of us experience in expressing universal ideas through singular experiences.. Thus, I would like to note that although Hegel thought of the State from the perspective of the universal concrete, his Prussian gaze is guided by his concern for German unity. The article is divided into two sections. The first provides an exposition of the thinker's philosophical content, whereas the second seeks to carry out a systematic study of his political thought, based on his "Philosophy of Law". This systematization is understandable since the present text was initially a part of my Master's Thesis in which I related Hegel and Marx's thought in the 1843 period, as expressed in the latter's "Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Law". Lastly, in conclusion, I argue that notwithstanding the relevance of Marx's set of criticisms, Hegelian thought seems not only to provide a portrait of the modern State but also the contemporary one, particularly that of the last 30 years, a period in which legislative power has lost its legislative role, increasingly substituted by the executive which in turn has been confronted by the task of increasing the universality within its particularities.
Hegel; Philosophy of Law; Marx; the Modern State; German philosophy