PERSONALITY, RESISTANCE, AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY: A JUSNATURALIST INSIGHT INTO HEGEL – DEDICATED TO PROFESSOR MILENKO A. PEROVIĆ
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The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between Hegel’s
philosophy of right and the tradition of jusnaturalism, emphasizing how these two
philosophical-legal paradigms both diff er and complement one another. Jusnaturalism
rests on the ontological assumption of human nature endowed with logos and seeks to
defi ne immutable norms of law, whereas Hegel, through the dialectical and historical
development of spirit, demonstrates how inner freedom necessarily realizes itself
through the moments of actuality and becomes objectifi ed in external institutions. The
key link between these theories lies in the concept of double legality – the „inner”,
which guarantees the meaning and justifi cation of law, and the „outer”, which
ensures its eff ective form. Professor Milenko A. Perović particularly emphasized the
importance of the dual aspect of confl ict and cooperation in the constitution of the
social community within Hegel’s phenomenology of will, which also resonates with
theories of the social contract. The research shows a fundamental affi nity between
these paradigms, indicating that the idea of change and confl ict is inherent to both
the jusnaturalist traditionand the theory of the historical development of law. In this
way, the natural and rational origin of law is highlighted alongside its historical and
institutional realization, within a complementary relationship.
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