Dr. John Vervaeke Ep. 25 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - The Clash
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Apr 3, 2023 Delve into Hegel’s philosophy as it clashes with thinkers like Nietzsche and Marx. Explore the post-Black Death rise of secular ideologies and the deep identity fragmentation in Europe. Discover the pivotal impact of the Battle of Kursk on WWII outcomes and the ideological fight between Nazism and Marxism. Navigate the relationship between contemporary crises, politics, and the quest for meaning, advocating for new transformative approaches amidst fragmented identities. Finally, uncover the role of cognitive science in addressing today's existential dilemmas.
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Hegel's Idealism
- Hegel suggests reality is patterns of intelligibility, rejecting Kant's thing-in-itself.
- Ideas develop these patterns, so reality develops alongside them.
Hegel's Dialectic
- Hegel's dialectic posits ideas articulate and differentiate, integrating into higher-order patterns.
- This process complexifies intelligibility, transmuting irrationality into understanding.
Absolute Geist
- Hegel's 'absolute Geist' is a system of ideas grasping the dialectical process itself, a secular God.
- This co-development of meaning and being represents the culmination of history.