Ep. 394: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment (Part Two)
About this episode
The episode concludes the discussion on Hegel's view of faith and the Enlightenment, emphasizing their interconnectedness through the concept of pure consciousness.
We conclude our treatment for the moment of the Spirit section of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit , sec. 527-73. Hegel's diagnosis: The Enlightenment and faith only seem to be in conflict because they are two sides of "pure consciousness," i.e. thought as a retreat from the actual world. So yes, if you see faith as mere belief, as a thought about some unprovable matter of fact, that is not going to stand critical scrutiny. Hegel's conception of faith will instead be an involved, behavioral, social engagement with the world. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com . Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Don't miss the PEL Live show in Madison, WI on Saturday afternoon, July 11. See partiallyexaminedlife.com/live for details. Sponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday';s security on today's web: visit nordlayer.com/browser . Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel.
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Host: Mark Linsenmayer
Topics covered
- Hegel
- faith
- Enlightenment
- philosophy
- social engagement
- pure consciousness
Keywords
- Hegel
- faith
- Enlightenment
- Phenomenology of Spirit
- pure consciousness
- philosophy
- social engagement
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Books & works: Phenomenology of Spirit
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