Ep. 335: Aristotle on Fundamental Explanations (Part One)

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Ep. 394: Hegel on Faith vs. The Enlightenment (Part One)

On Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), sec. 527-73, i.e. "Faith and Pure Insight" and "The Struggle of Enlightenment with Superstition." Picking up where we left off in this book, an intangible part of us ("pure consciousness") escapes the attempts of culture to define us. Th ...  Show more

PEL Presents PvI#119: Ms. Philosophy vs. Improv w/ Mary and Jenny

What would PvI be with zero masculine energy? This episode features your usual co-host Mary Hynes and our frequent guest Jennifer Hansen (philosopher at St. Lawrence University). They chat about being hot in a hostile world, interacting with AI, fighting with parrots, and they ac ...  Show more

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