Charles,

A child's true need is to be loved and have some kind of stability in their lives!

Childhood sucks sometimes because parents can be real assholes!

Who cares what Hegel's philosophy of childhood is?
Children do not need some idealistic philosophical discussion on childhood. They need to have a childhood where they can use their imagination, be carefree and make mud pies!
If the guy entertains you great but he seems like a true idiot when it comes to kids!
I guarantee you no child cares. The guy is a scary looking ugly old dude.

Where is Hegel's empirical evidence? Don't judge and raise your children based on stuff some dude made up, even if said dude looks rather learned. Read a fucking psychology book. Fuck, read a parenting guide. And read something written by a person you wouldn't be frightened to leave your daughter alone with.

Charles, please look up the definition of "pederast" before using it.

Do you even know what you are talking about? What is your experience with pederasty?

You really are insufferable.....

sorry, it was just a mistake. i know my greeks. i know my pederasts.

The Philosophy of Right is scary, very Hobbesian. Particularly where Hegel basically says that the state is logically driven toward expansion through colonialism in order to put its "rabble of paupers" to proper use by subjugating "backward" people abroad.

@4--- "i know my greeks.i know my pederasts."

Gah! More vagueness. Care to elaborate, or are we supposed to guess what your special knowledge of pederasty might be, and how you obtained it?

And it's good you changed your entry to reflect a more accurate term for your discussion(pedophile), but you really ought to say you did so. The comments make no sense if you forget to do such basic blog editting.