Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content, including a supporter-exclusive part three. We drill in further on The Phenomenology of Spirit, now starting at sec. 441 and largely covering "The True Spirit. The Ethical Order." We gave an overview of our assignment for this episode (438-463), in part one, and are covering more of these Continue Reading …
Ep. 386: Hegel on Society (Part One)
Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. On. G.W.F. Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), sec. 438-463. What constitutes society? Featuring Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan. Sponsors: Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at gusto.com/pel. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial Continue Reading …
Ep. 386: Hegel on Society (Part Two for Supporters)
We drill in further on The Phenomenology of Spirit, now starting at sec. 441 and largely covering "The True Spirit. The Ethical Order." We gave an overview of our assignment for this episode (438-463), in part one, and will be covering more of these selections in detail in a supporter-only part three, to be released next week. We're getting more detail about this historical Continue Reading …
Ep. 386: Hegel on Society (Part One for Supporters)
On. G.W.F. Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), sec. 438-463. What constitutes society? Featuring Mark, Wes, Seth, and Dylan. We're beginning a multi-episode arc here on the "Spirit" chapter of the book, and we learned that for Hegel, the society is actually the basic ontological unit, not the individual. Why? Because whenever you try to assert your individuality, Continue Reading …
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part Two)
Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content, including a supporter-exclusive part three, coming soon. Continuing from part one on The Problem of Christianity (1913), talking about how communities refer to time-processes, both in the history of the development of that community (so a community can be much more ancient and wizened than an Continue Reading …
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part One)
Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. On sections of The Problem of Christianity (1913) which establish Royce's concept of a community of interpretation: individuals working together with a sense of shared history and expectation. He claims that such a grouping can be counted as a literal mind and that it solves the problem of Continue Reading …
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part Two for Supporters)
Continuing from part one on The Problem of Christianity (1913), talking about how communities refer to time-processes, both in the history of the development of that community (so a community can be much more ancient and wizened than an individual), and in the mythical history and looked-for future, such that the community, for instance, of Christians is defined by the death of Continue Reading …
Ep. 380: Josiah Royce on Community (Part One for Supporters)
On sections of The Problem of Christianity (1913) which establish Royce's concept of a community of interpretation: individuals working together with a sense of shared history and expectation. He claims that such a grouping can be counted as a literal mind and that it solves the problem of human meaning. Which of our many social groupings and political affiliations share these Continue Reading …