The text addresses the concept of 'action' in Hegel, which for many reasons has been relatively ignored, but whose importance should bring it to a more distinctive plane of reflection. For, as we intend to show, a more detailed analysis of this concept should outline the relevant aspects of Hegel's radical criticism to political and moral doctrines of modernity. It should then capture, in a more adequate fashion, the meaning of the individual's integration within ethical structures.