The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 176-177) 
The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 176-177) by ReasonIO
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Lecture Description

In this seventy-first video in the new series on G.W.F. Hegel's great early work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, we finish our study of the first portion of the section "Self-Consciousness". I read and comment on paragraphs 176-177 of the text here.

Hegel provides an overview of three moments of the development of self-consciousness in the previous sections. Beginning from the pure "I", we move to self-consciousness as drawn by Desire towards its satisfaction in the Object -- the Other. This leads into a seeming paradox since the only object that can be both independent and also be negated for self-consciousness is an object that can negate itself. But this means that it is another self-consciousness.

Further examining the implications of this, it becomes clear that self-consciousness exists only for -- and in relation to -- another self-consciousness. Self-consciousness differs from mere consciousness in very important ways, including that it is both on object for itself and for the other, and that it is also at the same time an "I" -- as the Other is as well. What this hints at is the reality of Spirit, towards which we are headed through the rest of the work, oriented towards a condition in which self-consciousnesses will enjoy perfect freedom and independence.







The introductory music for the video is Johann Sebastian Bach,
Violin Sonata in Gm, BWV 1001 No.1, G minor - I. Adagio, is available in the public domain, and can be found at musopen.org at: musopen.org/music/1249/johann-sebastian-bach/violin-sonata-in-gm-bwv-1001/

Course Index

  1. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 1)
  2. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 2-3)
  3. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 4-6)
  4. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 7-9)
  5. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 10-12)
  6. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 13-14)
  7. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 15-17)
  8. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 18-20)
  9. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 21-23)
  10. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 24-25)
  11. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 26)
  12. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 27-28)
  13. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 29-30)
  14. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 31-32)
  15. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 33-34)
  16. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 35-37)
  17. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 38-39)
  18. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 40-42)
  19. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 43-45)
  20. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 46-47)
  21. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 48-49)
  22. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 50-51)
  23. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 52-53)
  24. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 54-55)
  25. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 56-58)
  26. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 59-60)
  27. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 61-63)
  28. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 64-66)
  29. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 67-68)
  30. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 69-70)
  31. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Preface, sec 71-72)
  32. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec 73-74)
  33. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec. 75-76)
  34. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec. 77-78)
  35. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec. 79-80)
  36. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec. 81-83)
  37. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec. 84-86)
  38. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Introduction, sec. 87-89)
  39. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Sense Certainty, sec. 90-93)
  40. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Sense Certainty, sec. 94-97)
  41. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Sense Certainty, sec. 98-101)
  42. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Sense Certainty, sec. 102-105)
  43. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Sense Certainty, sec. 106-108)
  44. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Sense Certainty, sec. 109-110)
  45. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 111-113)
  46. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 114-116)
  47. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 117-118)
  48. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 119-121)
  49. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 122-124)
  50. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 125-128)
  51. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 129-131)
  52. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 132-135)
  53. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 136)
  54. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 137-139)
  55. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 140-142)
  56. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 143--144)
  57. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 145-147)
  58. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 148-150)
  59. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 151-152)
  60. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 153-154)
  61. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 155-157)
  62. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 158-159)
  63. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 160-161)
  64. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 162-163)
  65. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 164-165)
  66. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 166)
  67. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 167)
  68. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 168-169)
  69. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 170-171)
  70. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 172-175)
  71. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 176-177)
  72. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 178-181)
  73. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 182-184)
  74. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 185-187)
  75. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 188-189)
  76. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 190)
  77. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 191-193)
  78. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 194-195)
  79. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 196)
  80. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 197)
  81. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 198-199)
  82. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 200-201)
  83. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 202)
  84. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 203-204)
  85. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 205)
  86. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 206-208)
  87. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 209-210)
  88. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 211-212)
  89. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 213-216)
  90. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 217)
  91. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 218-220)
  92. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 221-222)
  93. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 223-226)
  94. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 227-229)
  95. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 230)
  96. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 231-232)
  97. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 233-234)
  98. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 235-236)
  99. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 237-239)
  100. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, Observing Reason sec. 240-243)
  101. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Perception, sec. 129-131)
  102. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 132-135)
  103. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 136)
  104. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 137-139)
  105. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 140-142)
  106. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 143--144)
  107. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 145-147)
  108. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 148-150)
  109. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 151-152)
  110. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 153-154)
  111. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 155-157)
  112. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 158-159)
  113. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 160-161)
  114. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 162-163)
  115. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Force and the Understanding, sec. 164-165)
  116. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 166)
  117. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 167)
  118. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 168-169)
  119. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 170-171)
  120. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 172-175)
  121. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Self-Consciousness sec. 176-177)
  122. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 178-181)
  123. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 182-184)
  124. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 185-187)
  125. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 188-189)
  126. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 190)
  127. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 191-193)
  128. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 194-195)
  129. The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 196)
  130. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 197)
  131. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 198-199)
  132. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 200-201)
  133. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 202)
  134. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 203-204)
  135. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 205)
  136. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 206-208)
  137. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 209-210)
  138. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 211-212)
  139. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 213-216)
  140. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 217)
  141. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 218-220)
  142. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 221-222)
  143. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 223-226)
  144. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 227-229)
  145. Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 230)
  146. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 231-232)
  147. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 233-234)
  148. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 235-236)
  149. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, sec. 237-239)
  150. Phenomenology of Spirit (Reason, Observing Reason sec. 240-243)

Course Description

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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