The contents of my "soon-to-be-finished" Hegel book:
1st ch: Consciousness
2nd ch: Self-Consciousness: Sociological Aspects
3rd ch: Reason: Hegel's critique of Kant, Fichte, Schelling
4th ch: Spirit: Philosophy of Right/Ethics/Law
5th ch: God and Religion
The contents of my "soon-to-be-finished" Hegel book:
1st ch: Consciousness
2nd ch: Self-Consciousness: Sociological Aspects
3rd ch: Reason: Hegel's critique of Kant, Fichte, Schelling
4th ch: Spirit: Philosophy of Right/Ethics/Law
5th ch: God and Religion
Oh, glad to hear that! 👍
@saga1894.bsky.social Hello Sascha! Hope your PhD thesis is going well. Lately on twitter, I got in touch with Ian Wright who also has been working on the transformation problem. To my understanding, he developed a "dynamic" approach. Here are some of his works: ianwrightsite.wordpress.com
As a Marxist, I get the same thing over and over: "Marx is an old thinker from the late 1800s, world has changed." Well, wish everything could change, such as the same criticism which is "Marx is an old thinker from the late 1800s, etc. etc."
Wonderful. Those moments when you are consulted, nothing like that.
There are many answers to the question, "What is philosophy?" Reading Hegel, one might say that Hegel's answer would be: "To see the world in a completely different and previously undiscovered light." Thus, the question can be transformed into the question, "What is the purpose of philosophy?"
Hegel's analysis of means in the Science of Logic demands that we see the world as a "becoming." This Heraclitean philosophy was inherited by Marx, who showed us that capital as a "becoming" takes various forms: money, commodities, etc.
two books of Schelling - which are the system of transcendental idealism and philosophy of art.
The more I read Schelling, the more I feel sympathy for him. Reasons for that will unfold themselves in time but right now it's not clear even to myself.
Hi Colin, couldn't see you on Twitter, hope everything's alright!
Thanks very much!
My review for Schopenhauer's "World as Will and Representation" published today.
RIP Jonathan Lear. Back in the 2000s, I reviewed his book "Happiness, Death, and the Remainder of Life".
When Wolverine called him "Mouth", he was right, I guess.
My current aim is to integrate the sections on Spirit in the 'Phenomenology' with the 'System of Ethical Life' and the other Jena Discourses (1805-6).
I've been making rather slow progress lately. Over the summer, I wrote a section of about 20 pages that illuminated Hegel's theoretical relationship with Kant, Fichte, and Schelling.
Hegel had not yet explained what he meant by "situation." Parsons adopted the term from William Isaac Thomas and Florian Znaniecki, but he completely changed its meaning. I will not discuss these in the "Hegel" book, as I do not want to confuse readers unfamiliar with sociology.
At this stage of reading Hegel, I do surprisingly see the basic elements of modern sociology in 'Phenomenology', what Talcott Parsons called "frame of reference": Situation, end, means.
Happy birthday to the great thinker, sociologist and economist, Karl Marx!
“Piero and Me.” I’ve published some personal reflections on Piero Sraffa in the latest @newleftreview.bsky.social
newleftreview.org/issues/ii152...
Congrats, Mr. Harvey. Hoping to read your take on Sraffa very soon. Meanwhile I've bought the Turkish translation of your book "Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason" yesterday at a book fair.
I've found and read most of Harris, Hyppolite, Kojeve and Taylor as secondary references. Hoping to find Stern which was recommended to me before someday.
Hegel's tutor G. C. Storr observed Kant's impact on religion. This impact was internalized by Hegel since for him, the true root of faith lies in rational and moral acceptance and not in the fear of hell.
Based on what Antonio Negri says, the disobedience to authority is not only a right, but it's a natural and healthy act.
Reading Hegel's texts on Christianity recently. He never pays attention to the miracles of Jesus or he mentions them on purpose because what Hegel believes is the end of Jesus was to build a religion which is rationally grounded. This interpretation owes a lot to Kant's writings on religion.
Recently reading Hegel's early writings. Like Lukács, I do hesitate to categorize them as "theological" because they are more about the theologians' effect on people's belief than the core structure of the religion itself. Also the undeniable impact of Kant can be clearly observed.
Lately I've been busy with "phenomenology" again but a different one other than Hegel's. This time reading Schutz's sociology based mostly on Weber and on Husserl. Been working on an article about Schutz for a philosophy journal. When finished, will return to working on my Hegel book.
Lately over 200 new followers. Everyone is welcomed but selective follow-back became problematic for me. If being mutuals is desired please introduce yourselves.