Volume 38, 2022
Revolutions and Reparations
Joshua Anderson
Pages 99-111
https://doi.org/10.5840/socphiltoday20227692
Hegel, Marx and Huey P. Newton on the Underclass
This article is a discussion of the rabble in the context of Hegel¡¯s Philosophy of Right. The article will progress as follows: First, I present how Hegel discusses the formation of a rabble and consider Michael Allen¡¯s and James Bohman¡¯s arguments regarding the domination inherent in Hegel¡¯s theory. Next, I critique Joel Anderson¡¯s ¡°Hegelian¡± solution to the problem of the rabble. Finally, I show that the rabble are precisely the ¡°class¡± that Marx needs to bring about change in the organization of society. Interestingly, there is a surprising similarity between Hegel¡¯s discussion of the rabble and justified disobedience and the Marxism of Huey P. Newton.