Episodes
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Three Interpretations of Hegel's Unhappy Consciousness
Jean Wahl, Alexandre Kojève, and Jean Hyppolite each interpret Hegel’s “unhappy consciousness” (conscience malheureuse) differently, and these differences determine how they interpret the Phenomenology of Spirit as a whole. Jean Wahl: Unhappy Consciousness as a Key Moment For Jean Wahl, unhappy...
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Hegel: about an-sich-sein and für-sich-sein
From Potentiality to Self-Consciousness: The Dialectic of An-sich-sein and Für-sich-sein in Hegel's Philosophy Few distinctions in Hegel's philosophy carry as much weight as that between an-sich-sein (being-in-itself) and für-sich-sein (being-for-itself). The pairing runs through both the Science...
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The 11th Commandment: Be Yourself
Our culture lives in a paradox. We celebrate freedom and authenticity, yet we are crushed by the pressure to prove ourselves. This episode explores how postmodernism and neoliberalism shaped our souls, and how the gospel offers a quiet liberation: not make yourself real, but you are already...
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Eight Thinkers On Sovereignty
Eught different philosophies of Sovereignty, from Hobbes to Agamben, Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-philosophy-channel--4573240/support. "Dare to use your own reason" - Immanuel Kant
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Two Moral Worlds: Talmud and Augustine
The Talmud and Augustine offer two very different ways of thinking about God and the human person within the shared world of Scripture. The Talmud speaks through many voices, its ideas emerging from debate, story, and law, while Augustine speaks in a single, unified voice shaped by personal...
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What Does Hegel Mean By "Consciousness"?
In this episode, we explore the opening movement of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, where the journey of consciousness—das Bewusstsein—begins. Hegel starts with the idea that consciousness simply encounters objects “out there,” independent and self‑contained. But as we follow the dialectic, this...
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The Death of God: Hegel and Nietzsche
This episode explores the striking idea that “God is dead” — not only in Nietzsche’s philosophy, but already in Hegel’s early work Faith and Knowledge. For Hegel, the “death of God” is not an atheist slogan but a diagnosis of the modern age: a culture marked by the loss of metaphysical grounding...
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Slavoj Žižek and Jean Hyppolite: Opposite Readings of Hegel
This episode explores the very beginning of Hegel’s Science of Logic: the concept of pure being. Hegel asks us not to think about concepts, not to analyze how concepts are used, but to think the concept itself. Pure being becomes our immediate object—empty, indeterminate, without qualities…
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Lecture 1: Why Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit Matters
In this opening lecture, we begin our journey into Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, a book that isn’t a textbook or a treatise, but a dramatic story of consciousness learning what truth really is. Hegel challenges us to follow consciousness as it moves through different “shapes” or…
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The Experience of Wonder - Philosophy as Conversation Chapter 3
Wonder is the fundamental experience of philosophy insofar as it is a will to truth. We want to understand and know the world as it is in itself—kath'auto—and not merely as it appears to us in our use of things. Truth and utility are distinct. Nietzsche objected to this in the 19th century. The...
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Does Levinasian Ethics Shatter Hegelian Totality?
In this episode, we dive into one of the sharpest confrontations in modern philosophy: the clash between Emmanuel Levinas and G.W.F. Hegel. The debate centers on one essential question: can ethics truly break the totalizing force of the system, or does even the most radical ethical thought...
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Philosophy Between Hegel and Nietzsche - Philosophy as Conversation chapter 2
The title of the second chapter of Philosophy as Conversation is "Between Hegel and Nietzsche." This theme was already announced in the first chapter: we need to understand the fundamental issues that arose in the 19th century in order to better comprehend 20th-century philosophy. When I was...
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Thinking as a Way of Serving God - Maimonides
The relationship between religion and philosophy reaches an intensity and complexity in Maimonides' work that has hardly any precedent within the Jewish tradition. His thinking stands at the intersection of revelation and reason, of Torah and Aristotle, of halakhic obligation and metaphysical...
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Philosophy After the Crisis - Philosophy as Conversation chapter 1
In this episode, I discuss the first chapter of my book Philosophy as Conversation (1994). I explore why modern philosophy is often described as being “in crisis” and place that crisis in the context of nineteenth‑century thought, with its major figures and the anthropocentric turn introduced by...
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Beyond Hegel in Palestine with Arendt, Levinas and Rawls
In this episode, we explore a big philosophical question behind the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: what actually makes a political community legitimate? We start with Hegel, who argues that a true state is the embodiment of a people’s ethical life — what he calls Sittlichkeit. From this…
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Philosophy as Dialogue -EN - part 1
In this reflection, I look back on my book Philosophy as Conversation, published more than thirty years ago. At the time, I felt both proud and uncertain — proud that Het Spectrum published it, and uncertain because the moment it was finished, I thought it wasn’t good enough. Now, with distance…
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Filosofie als Gesprek - deel 1
In 1994 verscheen mijn boek "Filosofie als Gesprek" in de Aula-reeks van Het Spectrum. Het was een poging mijn gedachten over de aard van de filosofie samen te vatten in een boek dat ook praktische aanwijzingen gaf hoe de filosofie kon worden beoefend. In deze aflevering geef ik kort weer wat ik...
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All Out War in Defense of the Ethical Substance: Three Modern Examples
This episode explores how states respond to traumatic attacks through the lens of Hegel’s political philosophy. For Hegel, the state is not just a political structure but the living reality of ethical life — the place where freedom becomes concrete. When a nation is struck by a sudden and violent...
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Russia's Conflict with Ukraine
There are moments in history when the language of treaties and borders suddenly reveals its fragility—when the promises states make to one another are tested not on paper but in the lives of real people. Ukraine’s story over the past decade is one of those moments. It forces us to ask what...
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Hegel’s Framework: The Ethical Life and Statehood of Ukraine
In this episode, we explore Ukraine’s struggle through a Hegelian lens, not as a distant geopolitical crisis but as a profound contest over the very meaning of political life. What happens when a people’s ethical self‑understanding collides with an external power determined to erase it? And what...
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The Meaning of Reflection-in-itself
Hegel’s concept of reflection-in-itself is the key to understanding how Essence differs from mere Being. While Being is immediate and fleeting, Essence is self-mediating—it negates immediacy, repels itself outward, and returns inward, sustaining identity through difference. This dynamic identity…
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Art as Cognitive Transformation - a Conversation
Summary of the Discussion on Modern Art1. Neurological Insights Abstract art activates the same brain regions as face recognition, showing our minds seek meaning in apparent chaos. Neuroscience reveals abstract art stimulates imagination and emotional processing more than representational art....
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The Mythical Origin of Politics
In this episode I argue that political theory is always grounded in myths of origin. In classical thought, politics is seen as immanent—arising naturally from God or human nature. Modern thinkers like Hobbes and Rousseau reject this givenness, instead inventing hypothetical states of nature and...
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Nietzsche and Tzimtzum
In this episode I explore the relationship between Nietzsche’s idea of the death of God and the Kabbalistic concept of tzimtzum. Nietzsche’s proclamation, dramatized in The Gay Science, is not a literal claim but a cultural diagnosis: the Christian God no longer commands belief in modern Europe,...
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Social Contract versus Covenant Political Theology
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-philosophy-channel--4573240/support. "Dare to use your own reason" - Immanuel Kant
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A Deep Dive Conversation: Hegel and Language
Deep Dive conversation about Hegel and Language. See also: Deep Dive Into Hegel Language and Derrida. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-philosophy-channel--4573240/support. "Dare to use your own reason" - Immanuel Kant
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The Role of Language in Hegel's Philosophy
When we think of language, we often consider it as a tool—a means to express our thoughts and ideas. However, for Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, language transcends this conventional role. It isn't just a vessel for thought; it is deeply interconnected with and constitutive of thought itself,...
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Kant and Hegel and the Depth of Reason
Hegel and Kant both significantly shaped Western philosophy through their views on reason, but diverged in crucial ways. While Kant established boundaries for human reasoning through his transcendental idealism—arguing our understanding is limited by innate categories of thought that structure…
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The Concept Becomes Reality - Revisiting paragraph 553
Understanding Hegel’s Philosophy of Spirit: When Concept Meets Reality Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel once declared, “The concept of the spirit has its reality in the spirit.” (Par. 553 Encyclopedia). This statement might seem cryptic at first glance, but it captures a core insight of Hegel’s...
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Why Hegel Starts with Being
Unpacking Hegel's Logic: Understanding the Concept of "Being" As philosophy students, delving into the intricacies of Hegel's philosophical system can be a daunting task. One of the most pressing questions that arises is: why does Hegel choose to begin his Science of Logic with the concept of...
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Talking Foundations: a Deep Dive Into Reinhold and Kant
The episode explores Karl Leonhard Reinhold’s philosophical response to Immanuel Kant and how Reinhold's work laid the groundwork for Johann Gottlieb Fichte and later German idealism. Reinhold admired Kant’s ambition to place philosophy on a firm scientific foundation but believed Kant lacked a...
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Hegel about Fichte's Theory of The "I"
Hegel's teacher was Fichte. How did Hegel deal, however, with the systematic philosophy of his predecessor? He thought that Fichte's solutions to the problems in Kant's philosophy were less than satisfactory. In this Deep Dive, I am prompting (literally) the AI speakers to discuss the…
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The Absolute Spirit in par 553 of the Encyclopedia
Deep Dive into par. 553 of the Encyclopedia with side remarks about the Antigone. Here are key aspects of Hegel's view on Absolute Spirit as presented in the Encyclopedia: • The Notion Realized: The notion of mind finds its reality within mind itself. For this reality to align with the...
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The Absolute in Hegel's Phenomenology of Mind
A Deep Dive conversation about the Absolute Spirit providing an overview. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-philosophy-channel--4573240/support. "Dare to use your own reason" - Immanuel Kant
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The Concept of the Absolute - Hegel encyclopedia 553
Hegel’s philosophical discourse on the absolute spirit represents a culmination of his exploration of consciousness, reality, and freedom. This concept serves as the apex of his system, embodying the unity between individual consciousness (the subjective spirit) and collective structures (the...
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The Relationship Between Art and Reality - a Hegelian Approach
For the full ext go here: the relationship between art and reality a hegelian survey Summary: The relationship between art and reality is a dynamic interplay, as described by Hegel, who views art as a dialectical process. Art both expresses and transforms reality, serving as a medium for the...
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Caputo on Hegel on Revealed Religion and Absolute Spirit - a Deep Dive conversation
Caputo's perverse core of Hegel revolves around the idea of a productive perversion of the absolute. This involves pushing Hegel's ideas to conclusions he might not have explicitly intended, thereby opening doors for radical theology. Key aspects of Caputo's perverse core of Hegel: Radical…
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The Absolute as Revealed Religion - Enz. 564
Paragraph 564 of Hegel's Encyclopedia begins to discuss what Hegel refers to as revealed religion. It is part of the concept of religion, meaning the religion whose content is the absolute spirit, that it is also revealed, and that means revealed by God. This is intrinsic to the definition of the...
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Being, Nothing, Becoming - Analysis of the Beginning of Hegel's Logic
Hegel’s transition from being (Sein) to nothing (Nichts) in the Science of Logic is the first dialectical movement of his system and exemplifies his method of immanent critique. Here’s a step-by-step explanation of this transition:1. Starting with Pure Being Pure being is the most abstract,...
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Hegel's Response to the Concept of the Fourfold
The Fourfold - a concept of the third period of Heidegger's thinking - can be put into the perspective of Hegel's dialectic phenomenology. The more static nature of the Fourfold is contrasted with the dynamic dialectics of hegel in this brief criticism of Heidegger's idea. Become a supporter of...
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A Deep Dive Conversation about the Fourfold
A Deep Dive (NotebookLM) conversation about Heidegger's concept of Das Geviert (the Fourfold). "The Fourfold: Reading the Late Heidegger" by Andrew J. Mitchell examines the fourfold (das Geviert) as a central motif in Heidegger's later philosophy. Mitchell argues that the fourfold represents a...
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Exploring AI in Philosophy Education - Interview with Dr. Francesca Amaris podcas.io
Created by Podcas.io Robert Good evening, Francesca. It's a pleasure to have you with us today to delve into the intriguing intersection of artificial intelligence and philosophy education. Francesca Thank you, Robert. I'm excited to discuss how AI can revolutionize the way we teach and learn...
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Nietzsche's Idea of the Tragic Poet - A Deep Dive Conversation
Listen to a “Deep Dive” discussion, created by NotebookLM In his Will to Power, a collection of Nietzsche's thoughts on art, primarily drawn from his notes and fragments compiled after his death, focuses on art as a manifestation of the will to power, and as a counter-movement to nihilism,...
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Heidegger on the Origin of Art - A Deep Dive Conversation
Listen to a “Deep Dive” discussion, created by NotebookLM Heidegger: Art as the Setting-into-Work of Truth A. Core Idea: Art is not about the beautiful appearance, but about revealing truth. Heidegger rejects traditional aesthetic approaches that treat art as an object of sensuous experience. He...
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Hegel on Art - A Deep Dive Conversation
A Deep Dive conversation about Hegel's philosophy of Art in his Encyclopedia. I. Hegel: Art as a Manifestation of Absolute Spirit A. Core Idea: Art is a form of consciousness of the Absolute Spirit, but one limited by its sensuous form. Hegel situates art within his larger philosophical system…
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Nietzsche: Art as Affirmation of Life - A Deep Dive Conversation
Listen to a “Deep Dive” discussion, created by NotebookLM Discussion about Beauty and the Affirmation of Life, based on the article "Art and Affirmation" by Bernard Reginster. As Nietzsche states in "The Will to Power", #821: There is no such thing as pessimistic art - Art affirms. Here is the...
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Hegelian Meditation on the New Year
The New Year represents a moment when we mark the passage of time, a temporal boundary that allows us to contemplate the continuity and change inherent in human existence. At this juncture, individuals and communities engage in an act of self-consciousness, reflecting on the past year, while...
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Spirit, Art, and the Absolute
How does art represent the interplay between spirit and nature through the concept of the Ideal? The Ideal is the concrete representation of absolute spirit in art. However, the Ideal in art is not yet absolute spirit but is marked by finitude, meaning it is limited in its expression of the...
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The Speculative Proposition as The Essential Tool of Hegel's Method
The “speculative proposition,” as described in the preface to Hegel’s Phenomenology, refers to a particular type of philosophical proposition that aims to express the truth of the absolute in a manner that goes beyond the limitations of ordinary, non-speculative thinking. It is characterized by…
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Legal Person and Morality
The passage on "legal person" explores the journey of self-consciousness within the ethical order and the broader cultural context. Initially, the individual self is seen as a legal person whose substance and fulfillment lie outside the ethical order. This self undergoes a process of estrangement...
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