Why Theory cover image

Hegel's Self-Consciousness

Why Theory

00:00

The Master Slave Dialectic

Hobbesian liberal conception of subjectivity is totally antithetical to how Hegel thinks he doesn't think we're caught up in some basic struggle. So that's why negation is so crucial for him, like negation and contradiction, I think, are always wrapped up together. And then it's a question of which negation is going to have primacy. Because you have two subjects you can't decide between the two. That's what constitutes the subject as a subject.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app