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Continuing on The Phenomenology of Spirit, ch. 3, “Force and the Understanding.”
We start off by considering the players in force: the thing exerting the force and the thing receiving. By arguing that these are not so different, Hegel moves to arguing that knowledge and the world are likewise not sharply distinguished.
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Focusing on The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), ch. 2 “Perception.”
Hegel’s critique of the adequacy of perceptual knowledge has metaphysical aspects: The relation of substance to properties, properties to each other, and things to other things and to the perceiver all create difficulties that call for more active participation by the mind.
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Continuing on the Introduction, we get into more detail on Hegel’s goal and his tricky terminology.
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Concluding on Schelling’s System of Transcendental Idealism (1800), Parts 1 and 2.
What sort of self is created in the act of self-consciousness that according to Schelling grounds all knowledge? We further consider this primordial act.
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Concluding on Schelling’s System of Transcendental Idealism (1800), Parts 1 and 2.
What sort of self is created in the act of self-consciousness that according to Schelling grounds all knowledge? We further consider this primordial act.
Continuing on The Vocation of Man (1799), Book II.
We focus on how ethics fits in with Fichte’s epistemology in a unified theology with humans literally united (in this world or the next) in a shared, divine Will.
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Continuing on The Vocation of Man (1799), Book II.
We focus on how ethics fits in with Fichte’s epistemology in a unified theology with humans literally united (in this world or the next) in a shared, divine Will.
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Continuing from part one on The Vocation of Man (1799), Book II.
In this preview, we clarify whether Fichte is trying to keep the notion of a “real world” beyond our experience or not. It’s part of the progression of the text that while at first he assumes that there must be something real behind this experienced world we as individuals create, he gives up that notion in the middle of Book II. So how does he get to his startling reversal?
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Continuing (without Stephen Phillips) on God and the World’s Arrangement: Readings from Vedanta and Nyaya Philosophy of Religion. What does this treatment give us that’s fundamentally different than the Western version of the design argument? We talk about these readings in the context of liberation and reflect on reason vs. revelation in this milieu.
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Continuing on two of Hannah Arendt’s 1953 essays on totalitarianism. We further discuss its logic and in the full episode get into its relevance for contemporary political movements.
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Continuing on Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business with guest Brian Hirt. Is the written word really so much more suited for providing context than television?
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Wes has developed a new course called The Stoic Guide to Happiness, available from Himalaya Learning. Use promo code STOIC for a 14-day free trial: himalaya.com/stoic. Can Stoicism actually make us happier? Isn’t it just an injunction to ignore our emotional distress, develop a stiff upper lip, and relate to life as robotic, Spock-like logicians? The truth is, Ancient Greek Continue Reading …
A longtime listener and participant here on the PEL blog wrote in to suggest that we share our current reading list. Seemed like a good idea, so here is mine. I preface by saying that I typically have multiple texts to hand in different modalities (Kindle, Audible, actual book) on different topics and read/listen according to my mood and situation. Continue Reading …
Continuing on Avicenna’s arguments for the existence of God and on the soul’s immateriality. What metaphysical and epistemological picture grounds these views?
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Did you like our discussion of Leibniz’s Theodicy? One and all can hear a bit more on the metaphysical status of evil and about the multi-layered character of will. Plus, an extra political Nightcap discussion only for members of our member community.
Jeff and Brian are joined by Dr. Andrea Radasanu, Acting Director of the University Honors Program at Northern Illinois University, to discuss Thucydides “History of the Peloponnesian War,” specifically the Athenian plague and Pericles funeral oration.
Hey folks, Seth here. I’ll be in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, January 25th visiting my undergraduate alma mater – Reed College – talking about a podcast project I’m sponsoring. The event is open to the public and I’d like to invite any PEL fans in the area to swing by. I’d love to meet any listeners and will be happy Continue Reading …
We also discuss the themes which Nathan, Laura, Jennifer and Daniel each found to be what resonated most: the circularity of time, memory, loss, humanity, and the caution the novel leaves us with about living life.
Despite its many obvious shortcomings, the human mind is a remarkably productive generator of categories—from the Linnaean system of taxonomy to two drinkers in a bar arguing over India Pale Ales, and indeed the person sitting next to them who complains to the bartender about “hipsters” taking over his favorite bar. This natural proclivity to set out a number of Continue Reading …
I wanted to remind you if you’re a fan of the podcast to go to the iTunes store and leave us a nice rating or a review. I noticed that we now for the first time have a 4 1/2 star overall average instead of a 5 star one. I think this is not uncommon when one’s exposure gets large Continue Reading …
