Lecture 17: The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 38-39)

The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 38-39)
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Name:	Gregory B. Sadler (ReasonIO)
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In this seventeenth video in the new series on G.W.F. Hegel's great early work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, I read and comment on the thirty-eighth, and thirty-ninth paragraphs of the text, from the Preface. In these paragraphs, Hegel returns to the theme of truth, and to the demands of a "science of the True in its true shape".

He cautions against expecting to apprehend this by jumping straight into the result, and avoiding the work involved in examining the process of development of consciousness. One might be tempted to take such a short-cut precisely because of the sense that the previous stages are false or merely negative.

Hegel examines a common but mistaken approach to truth and falsity, one which cannot take account of its own stance and its development, which views the true and the false as mere opposites to each other. Metaphysically, negativity, opposition, and otherness are more basic than falsity, so in order to study the dialectic, we must pay more attention to those than the mere label of falsity.

This is a fairly substantial undertaking -- producing and releasing one or two 25-35 minute videos per week, we project this series will require at least three years of work on my part. The goal is ultimately to provide something like an online lecture course covering every part of the Phenomenology, leaving no portions out, as a resource for students, lifelong learners, and even interested instructors.

The introductory music for the video is: Solo Violin - BWV 1004 - Partita for Violin No. 2 - Recorded in Brooklyn June 26, 2011 specifically to be dedicated to the Public Domain

Gregory B. Sadler is the president and co-founder of ReasonIO. The content of this video is provided here as part of ReasonIO's mission of putting philosophy into practice -- making complex philosophical texts and thinkers accessible for students and lifelong learners. If you'd like to make a contribution to help fund Dr. Sadler's ongoing educational projects, you can click here: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=SKHK76Z5HFPA8

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In this video series, Dr. Sadler will be working through the entire Phenomenology, paragraph by paragraph -- for each one, first reading the paragraph, and then commenting on what Hegel is doing, referencing, discussing, etc. in that paragraph.

This series is designed to provide an innovative digital resource that will assist students, lifelong learners, professionals, and even other philosophers in studying this classic work by Hegel for generations to come. If you'd like to support this project -- and also receive some rewards for your support -- please contribute! - https://www.patreon.com/drgbsadler

Dr. Sadler will be using and referencing the A.V. Miller English-language translation of the Phenomenology, which is available here: http://amzn.to/1jDUI6w

The introductory music for the video is: Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita No. 1 in Bm, BWV 1002, is available in the public domain, and can be found at musopen.org.

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