First Four Videos in "Absolute Freedom and Terror"

We start a new subsection now in this second main part of the Spirit portion of the Phenomenology - Absolute Freedom and Terror - which most commentators read as referring to the French Revolution and its descent into the Terror.

This section emerges out of the dialectic of Enlightenment, which has successfully surpassed Faith and Culture.  We are left with a rational self-consciousness that once again - in a sense - becomes the totality of being, grasping the entire world in terms of its own knowing and willing.  Seems very optimistic for a bit.

But there are some serious problems that will shortly arise, as is nearly always the case with any dialectical advancement - you'll see those soon enough reading this section, and in watching these four commentary videos below:

• Lecture 244 - paragraphs 582-583
• Lecture 245 - paragraph 584
• Lecture 246 - paragraph 585
• Lecture 247 - paragraphs 586-588 

Public Hegel Q&A and Discussion Later Today

Every month, thanks to the underwriting of my Patreon supporters on the Half Hour Hegel project, I hold one online Q&A and discussion session, completely open to the general public (we also host another just for Patreon supporters as well).

So if you've been reading Hegel, or following along with the videos, or even just want to know what all this Hegel talk is about, feel free to join us.  We use this FreeConferenceCall link - clicking it takes you right to the ReasonIO "meeting wall", and then it's just another click (and perhaps downloading the app), and you're in!

We're meeting today, Wednesday, May 9, from 5-6 PM Central Time - so make sure to check the time difference if you're in another time zone.  Don't feel like you have to know anything about Hegel in order to participate. We do a good bit of Q&A in these sessions - and I give priority in the discussion to any Hegel-related questions participants ask!

Hopefully I'll see some of you readers of this blog, and followers of the Half Hour Hegel project there!

Hegel Is Always The Right Answer, No?

I couldn't resist.  And now this meme is making the rounds.  On that note, there are actually quite a few memes that people have generated from the Half Hour Hegel project.  Maybe I'll add some in here from time to time, perhaps with a bit of commentary. . .