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REISSUE-Ep 35: Hegel on Self-Consciousness (w/ New Intro)

September 13, 2021 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

We re-introduce an episode from ten years ago that’s long been behind our paywall on G.F.W. Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, Ch. 4A, “Self-Consciousness,” which features guest Tom McDonald.

We’ve removed the “review” section of the old episode (the first half), because it’s duplicative of our recent three-episode run on this book. The discussion thus picks up in the book right where ep. 277 leaves off.

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REISSUE-Ep 35: Hegel on Self-Consciousness (Ad Free w/ New Intro)

September 13, 2021 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

Seth, Wes and Dylan re-introduce this episode from ten years ago on G.F.W. Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, Ch. 4A “Self-Consciousness,” which features guest Tom McDonald.

We’ve removed the “review” section of the old episode (the first half), because it’s duplicative of our recent three-episode run on this book. The old discussion thus picks up in the book right where ep. 277 leaves off.

Ep. 277: Hegel on Our Understanding of Physics (Part One)

August 29, 2021 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

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On The Phenomenology of Spirit, ch. 3, “Force and the Understanding.”

What is “force” as physics describes it? And scientific law? Do these terms denote objects in the world, or models for how we describe the world?

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Ep. 277: Hegel on Our Understanding of Physics (Part Two for Supporters)

August 29, 2021 by Mark Linsenmayer 1 Comment

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.

Not School April: Dennett and Germans and Aristotle

March 29, 2016 by Brian Wilson 1 Comment

Come get involved in the coming month with a Not School group, or propose your own!

Is “Hungernachdeutschphilosophie” a made up word? Maybe, but it works.

Many Forms of Doing: A Surprising Source for Pluralism about Agency

March 26, 2016 by Christopher Yeomans Leave a Comment

An excerpt from Christopher Yeomans’s The Expansion of Autonomy: Hegel’s Pluralistic Philosophy of Action. Join him on the Hegel Aftershow on Sunday 3/27 at 6pm Eastern!

Ep 134/135 Aftershow on Hegel’s “Logic” feat. Chris Yeomans

March 16, 2016 by Mark Linsenmayer 2 Comments

Host Danny Lobell joins Mark to welcome Purdue’s Chris Yeomans for a discussion of our two episodes (starting with 134) on G.F.W.’s Science of Logic and Encyclopedia Logic. PEL listeners on the call include Alan Cook, Michael Burgess, Carey Hillman, and Preston Price.

Episode 135: Hegel on the Logic of Basic Metaphysical Concepts

March 14, 2016 by Mark Linsenmayer 4 Comments

A whole second discussion on G.F.W. Hegel’s Encyclopedia Logic, hitting sections 78–99 on the dialectic and Understanding vs. Reason. Hegel thinks we can use Reason to objectively come up with basic metaphysical categories, but can we really? With guest Amogh Sahu.

This continues ep. 134. PEL Citizens can listen to the Aftershow.

End song: “Flow” by Gary Lucas and Mark Lint. Listen to Gary interviewed about this instrumental on Nakedly Examined Music #7.

Ep. 135: Hegel on the Logic of Basic Metaphysical Concepts (Citizen Edition)

March 13, 2016 by Mark Linsenmayer 3 Comments

A whole second discussion on G.W.F. Hegel’s Encyclopedia Logic, hitting sections 78–99 on the dialectic, Understanding vs. Reason, and then how the Concept of Being, when analyzed, shows itself to be identical to Nothingness, and how those in turn considered together “logically” lead to Becoming, which is the same as Determinate Being and also Quality. With guest Amogh Sahu.

Continued from ep. 134, and concludes with the Aftershow.