Half Hour Hegel: The Complete Phenomenology of Spirit (Lordship and Bondage, sec. 178-181)

Check out the intensive 1-day seminar on G.W.F. Hegel's Master-Slave dialectic https://reasonio.teachable.com/p/hege... Get Hegel's Phenomenology - http://amzn.to/2hVyru6 The entire series -https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/p... Support my work here -   / sadler   or Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM Philosophy tutorials - https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... Take classes with me - https://reasonio.teachable.com/ Request personal videos on Cameo - https://www.cameo.com/gregorybsadler In this seventy-second video in the new series on G.W.F. Hegel's great early work, the Phenomenology of Spirit, we begin our study of the second portion of the section "Self-Consciousness", i.e. "Lordship and Bondage", or the "Master-Slave Dialectic". I read and comment on paragraphs 178-181 of the text here. Hegel now follows out the development of self-consciousness as it necessarily encounters and exists in relation to another self-consciousness. Each self-consciousness seeks Recognition from the other self-consciousness. The Notion of Recognition seems simple enough from the start, but as we will see involves a complex dynamic that must develop. An interplay of perspective occurs between seeing the other as the now-essential being, and superseding the other, making oneself the essential being -- all of this occurring because one sees oneself, or the essential structure of self-consciousness there in the other. There are some ambiguities -- doubleings of meanings -- involved in this interplay and process, culminating in self-consciousness now confronting the other as an independent, free being. In this video series, I 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. I'll 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 Georg Philipp Telemann, Trio Sonata for Flutes and Piano, in A minor - III. Affettuoso, is available in the public domain, and can be found at musopen.org at: https://musopen.org/music/532/georg-p... If you'd like to support my work producing videos like this, become a Patreon supporter! Here's the link to find out more - including the rewards I offer backers:   / sadler   You can also make a direct contribution to help fund my ongoing educational projects, by clicking here: https://www.paypal.me/ReasonIO If you're interested in philosophy tutorial sessions with me, click here: https://reasonio.wordpress.com/tutori... My videos are used by students, lifelong learners, other professors, and professionals to learn more about topics, texts, and thinkers in philosophy, religious studies, literature, social-political theory, critical thinking, and communications. These include college and university classes, British A-levels preparation, and Indian civil service (IAS) examination preparation (Amazon links are associate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases) #Hegel #Phenomenology #Philosophy #Idealism #German #Dialectic #Spirit #Absolute #Knowledge #History