Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 230) 
Phenomenology of Spirit (Stoicism, Skepticism, Unhappy Consciousness, sec. 230) by ReasonIO
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Lecture Description

In this ninety-fifth video in the new series on G.W.F. Hegel's great early work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, we finish our study of the third portion of the section "Self-Consciousness", i.e. "The Freedom of Self-Consciousness". I read and comment on paragraph 230 of the text here.

In this final paragraph, Hegel asserts that the Unhappy Consciousness has in principle (an sich) - though not in full actuality - progressed through its unhappiness. This has taken place through a dialectic again reminiscent of that of the two forces in Force and the Understanding, but now complicated by the function of the Mediator.

The individual consciousness surrenders or gives over its particular will to that of the Mediator, and gives up possessions and enjoyment as well. In both cases a universal is thereby generated or acknowledged, one which stands over against the individual.

There is therefore a resolution of its unhappiness and poverty only in principle, or in the other, the Mediator, not yet fully grasped as such by the contingent consciousness for itself. And yet, it is that consciousness that can will to give up its own will. It is that particular consciousness that can indeed act, since the very nature of action is to be particular. At this point, out of this experience, arises the notion or concept of Reason.





The intro music for this video is J.S. Bach, Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011, available at musopen.org

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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