The Cunning of Geist

006 - Hegel and Dr. Martin Luther King

Jul 6, 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King delves into how he applied Hegel's concepts in civil rights activism, discussing resolution of opposing forces, identity, and social change. The episode explores King's simplified adaptation of Hegelian ideas for strategic civil disobedience, his emphasis on identity indifference, and his interpretation of Hegel's concept of absolute reality in the context of the civil rights movement.
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