Ep. 389: Hegel on Wealth and Power (Part Two)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this now, ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. Concluding on "Culture and its Realm of Actuality," in Hegel's Phenomenology via sections 519-526. We get into some of the ironic psychology here: In giving loyalty to the king, the nobles actually boost themselves qua givers. They should be grateful to the king to get wealth back from him, but being dependent on the king makes them resentful. The result is duplicitous people resenting those they claim to esteem, and moral language that is thus used inconsistently (the king is "good" when praised by "bad" when resented), which encourages jaded moral nihilism. Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. The post Ep. 389: Hegel on Wealth and Power (Part Two) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.