Arbitrariness (Willkür)

Hegel (Spirit) / (critique)

The form of freedom as mere contingency of choice, without rational grounding. Hegel criticizes arbitrariness as the lowest, most abstract form of freedom. True freedom is not arbitrariness, but rational self-determination (Ch. 7.12).

Origin

Freedom; Contingency; Self-determination

In Hegel

Enz. §478 (Spirit); Enz. §15 (Logic)