The Political Right and Equality: Turning Back the Tide of Egalitarian Modernity

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UNLOCKED: In Praise of Prose, Poetry, and the Present Moment

Breht discusses the importance of reading, writing, meditating and spending time alone in nature as essential to a well lived life; as well as mental-emotional protection from the techno-oligarchic assault on our minds, attention spans, and ability to think critically. Learn more ...  Show more

Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: Dialectics, Consciousness, and Freedom

Breht sits down with philosopher Colin Bodayle for a wide-ranging exploration of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit, one of the most influential and notoriously difficult works in modern philosophy. Together they unpack Hegel's account of consciousness, contradiction, freedom, recog ...  Show more

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