헤겔 「법철학」에서 행정 관료에 대한 철학적 고찰: 베버와의 비교를 중심으로

Based on the analysis of contents in Hegel's Philosophy of Right concerning bureaucracy and administrative bureaucrats, the contemporary significance of Hegel's philosophical discussions compared to Weber’s can be summarized as follows. First, the state as an organization is the highest human community in which freedom can be realized concretely, so state administrative system and bureaucrats should have an inseparable relationship with freedom and contribute to its realization. Hegel's and Weber's views are similar in terms of sharing official duties according to the ability of bureaucrats, excluding arbitrary performance of official affairs, and ensuring their stable lives. However, while Weber is concerned about negative aspects that modern bureaucracy could bring about through ‘paradox of rationalization’, Hegel believes that the common good can be increased and individual freedom can be actively realized through state administration and bureaucracy. Second, unlike Weber, Hegel believes that the performance of public affairs is not irrelevant to the issue of value, and that administrative bureaucrats must have a sense of professional calling in the process of realizing the common good. And administrative bureaucrats who have to mediate special and diverse interests with the universal aspect of the state must have not only professional skills but also the ability to deliberate carefully through culture (education), and to feedback on the execution and its results. Thus, Hegel's Philosophy of Right shows the philosophical background of active administration, in which politics and administration are not separated from each other.