In Hegel's Critique of Liberalism, Steven B. Smith examines Hegel's critique of rights-based liberalism and its relevance to contemporary political concerns. Smith argues that Hegel reformulated classic liberalism, preserving what was of value while rendering it more attentive to the dynamics of human history and the developmental structure of the moral personality. Hegel's goal, Smith suggests, was to find a way of incorporating both the ancient emphasis on the dignity and even architectonic character of political life with the modern concern for freedom, rights, and mutual recognition. Smith's insightful analysis reveals Hegel's relevance not only to contemporary political philosophers concerned with normative issues of liberal theory but also to political scientists who have urged a revival of the state as a central concept of political inquiry.

作者史蒂芬. B. 史密斯（Steven B. Smith），获芝加哥大学博士学位，自1984年以来任教于耶鲁大学，现为政治科学阿尔弗雷德. 考勒斯（Alfred Cowles）讲席教授。研究领域主要为：政治哲学史中的古今问题、政教关系、代议制理论。主要著作包括：《黑格尔的自由主义批判》（Hegel’s Critique of Liberalism，1989），《斯宾诺莎，自由主义和犹太认同》（Spinoza, Liberalism, and Jewish Identity，1997），《斯宾诺莎的生命之书》（Spinoza’s Book of Life，2003），《阅读施特劳斯》（Reading Leo Strauss，2006），《政治哲学》（Political Philosophy，2012），《现代性及其不满》（Modernity and its Discontents，2016）。曾荣获数个学术奖项，但自豪的莫过于2009年度第63届莱克斯. 希克松（Lex Hixon）社会科学教学优秀奖。

译者杨陈，西南政法大学本科、硕士，清华大学宪法学博士，华东政法大学科学研究院助理研究员，主要研究领域为宪法学、法哲学。