Hegelian scholarship is rent between conservative and liberal interpretations of Hegel's political philosophy. These one-sided interpretations miss his attempts to reconcile freedom and authority. Conservative liberalism, I submit, rightly describes his posture. A dialectical procedure allows Hegel to derive rationally a conservative State from the liberal principles embodied in market society. The key to this dialectical derivation lies in the spontaneous order that springs naturally from the self-seeking behaviour of individuals. Hegel's realization of the negative ethical value generated by that spontaneous order, and the failure of corporations to discipline the business classes, prompts the powerful role he confides to the State and its monarch. /// Les études hégéliennes sont partagées entre l'interprét libérale et l'interprétation conservatrice de la philosophie politique de Hegel. Ces interprétations unilatérales négligent les efforts de Hegel pour concilier la liberté et l'autorité. Cet article propose le terme de << libéralismecons ervateur >> afin de décrire adéquatement la pensée de Hegel. Un processus dialectique permet à Hegel de déduire un État conservateur des principes libéraux incarnés dans la société de marché. La clef de cette dérivation dialectique se trouve dans l'ordre spontané qui surgit naturellement du comportement égoiste des individus. La conscience que Hegel a de la valeur morale négative engendrée par cet ordre spontané et le fait que les corporations ont négligé de discipliner les classes commerçantes, l'incitent à confier un rôle puissant à l'État et au monarque.
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