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Marriage is essentially monogamy, because it is personality — immediate, exclusive singularity — that enters into and gives itself over to this relationship; its truth and inwardness (the subjective form of substantiality) therefore arise only from the reciprocal, undivided devotion of this personality. This [personality] comes into its right, of being conscious of itself in the other, only insofar as the other is, within this identity, a person — that is, an atomic singularity.

Marriage, and monogamy essentially, is one of the absolute principles on which the ethical life of a community rests; the founding of marriage is therefore cited as one of the moments in the divine or heroic founding of states.

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    Hegel (Notes)

    Status of the woman, – is housewife, – thus as this person – naturalness – and indeed a lasting relation. Several wives – subordination – of inequality – the husband’s will, preference, in order – but will – relation of tokens of favor – children, preferred over another wife – the particular preferred – arbitrariness – asserting oneself in particularity against preference.
    Women in the Orient rule – do not themselves attend to the household, but rather female slaves do – household patriarchal, monarchical – commanding, ordering, oversight – composed of particulars – several concubines – relates to the physical relation – not recognition. One wife the housewife –
    Two extremes:
    α) polygamy – wives [as] slaves; – must court the man
    β) chivalry – infinite elevation of the woman – ideality, religion –
    Free, undivided love – honor of personality. – The man according to his individuality – the woman as to be esteemed and posited as equal – not higher – as in chivalry to have, as it were, his religion in the woman – to create for himself a struggle, infinite adventures, heroism – for her sake – or gallantry in modern states – intrigues – the woman aims at personality – not the universal, in and for itself, of the state –
    Equality, sameness of rights and of duties – the man should not count for more than the woman – nor for less, – in slavery – or polygamy – she still retains her individuality [merely] for others –
    Infinitely important – or common to the political condition – depends on the state of the laws concerning the family – where divorce is quite easy – as in Cicero’s time – an element of the dissolution of the state – if divorce is absolutely forbidden, [as in] Catholic marriage, – no justice is done to the moment of disposition – of reflection – ethical – divine bond – higher and lower estates – among these, disposition [remains] only a substantial relation.
    Objectivity of individuality: α) in the despotic relation not objective – hence not ethical – tyrannical – arbitrariness – remains closed up within itself, has not truly given itself up as particular – holds itself back within itself – β) in chivalry and gallantry [it is] objective only as particular individuality – not as something higher – servant of his particular individuality –

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