Date of Award
12-16-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Sebastian Rand
Second Advisor
Eric Wilson
Third Advisor
Greg Moore
Abstract
In the Philosophy of Right, Hegel insists that a marriage is only established after a wedding ceremony has taken place but he provides no satisfactory justification for thinking this. In this paper, I attempt to provide some justifications for him. I advocate an interpretation of Hegel that (1) understands the declaration of consent uttered in the wedding ceremony to be a performative act whose force is what transforms a relationship into a marriage and that (2) understands Hegel’s general concept of personality to inform his requirement that the agreement to marry be declared publicly.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/7425326
Recommended Citation
Bisig, Joshua T., "Hegel on Marriage: The Importance of the Wedding Ceremony." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/7425326