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020 - Hegel: Realizing the Purpose of History
020 - Hegel: Realizing the Purpose of History
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29 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
History is a key element of Hegel’s philosophy. Although he called history a “slaughter-bench,” he believed it to have purpose. This purpose, which can only be recognized after the fact, is greater freedom. This episode traces the increase in human freedom from the totem ritual of the prehistoric primitive horde through the male genetic bottleneck in the agrarian revolution to the Hegelian “knot” in liberal democracies. This knot, which needs to be worked out, is more prominent today than ever. It is when individual and identity group demands come in conflict with principles that uphold the state.
Released:
Jan 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (81)
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