For Work / Against Work
Debates on the centrality of work

Hegel, G W F ⟨Hegel and the human spirit: A translation of the Jena lectures on the philosophy of spirit (1805-6)⟩ 1983 p.103 Book Hegel Citations
Citation with Excerpt Hegel, G W F 1983 Book Hegel Citations

Hegel and the human spirit: A translation of the Jena lectures on the philosophy of spirit (1805-6)

by Hegel, G W F (1983)

Key Passage

In the tool … I possess a possibility, a content as something universal. Thus the tool [as] means is of greater value than the goal of desire, which goal is particular; the tool encompasses all such particularities. (p.103)

Keywords

Themes

Hegel Citations

Citation

Share


How to contribute.
Australian Research Council Ethics and Agency Research Centre
Privacy policy • Contact • Latest updates • Subscribe • RSS

Content Copyright 2026 Jean-Philippe Deranty and Macquarie University. This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike Licence (except for journal/book abstracts and quotations which are the property of their respective authors).


Cite this page as though it were a secondary source, thus the inline citation should be (Hegel, G. W. 1983 cited in Deranty et. al. 2026). In the references, use: