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Gregory Novak explores philosophy, psychology, and science with an emphasis on Hegel. For seekers and scholars alike.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Philosophy, Hegel, and spirituality exploration • Psychological and scientific discussions • Process philosophy and dialectics • Identity and consciousness debates • Intersection of religion and scienceThis podcast, titled "The Cunning of Geist," navigates through a rich tapestry of philosophical, psychological, and scientific themes, with a particular focus on the works and ideas of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. A recurring thread throughout the episodes is the exploration of Hegel’s philosophical concepts, including his dialectical method, the nature of freedom, Spirit, and the philosophy of history. The podcast delves deeply into Hegel’s influence on various fields and thinkers, contrasting and comparing his ideas with those of other philosophers such as Carl Jung, Søren Kierkegaard, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Episodes frequently examine the intersecting impact of philosophy and fields such as psychology, theology, and science, addressing complex questions about existence, consciousness, and the nature of reality. There is a strong emphasis on the relationship between abstract philosophical concepts and practical, everyday concerns, such as personal success, societal issues, and the evolution of ideas. The discussions often touch on how these ideas manifest in areas like politics, free speech, and the evolution of human consciousness.
This podcast also explores broader existential and metaphysical questions, such as the existence of God, the nature of the universe, and the potential for artificial intelligence. The themes are further expanded through discussions on modern thinkers and scientific developments, seeking to reconcile Hegelian thought with contemporary issues. Overall, the podcast offers a deep and multifaceted engagement with philosophical inquiry, providing listeners with a comprehensive examination of significant intellectual questions through the lens of Hegelian philosophy and its intersections with other disciplines.
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081 - The Fermi Paradox - Are We Alone in the Universe? Can Rationality Ever be Alone? 2024-Apr-14 29 minutes |
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080 - Is There a God? - Creation, Becoming, and the Fate of the Universe 2024-Feb-25 22 minutes |
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079 - Using Hegel's Triad as a Model for Success 2024-Jan-28 21 minutes |
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078 - Jung's Synchronicity: Demonstrating the Mental/Physical Unity of the Cosmos 2023-Dec-28 24 minutes |
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077 - The Journey Not the Destination: The Case for Universal Purposeful Evolution 2023-Nov-19 20 minutes |
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076 - Language Games: Wittgenstein, Hegel, and the Split in Philosophy 2023-Oct-22 21 minutes |
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075 - A Matter of Life & Death: How Philosophy Underpins Politics, Law, Science, and Morality. 2023-Sep-23 32 minutes |
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074 - Is the Unconscious Mind Real or Fantasy? - B.F. Skinner, Freud, & Hegel 2023-Aug-27 22 minutes |
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073 - Who Needs Philosophy? - You Do! 2023-Jul-30 31 minutes |
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072 - Pillars of the Collective Unconscious: How Jung's Feminine & Masculine Archetypes Manifest in the Psyche and Brain 2023-Jun-27 33 minutes |
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071 - Perception & Memory - the Mind/Body Link: A Look to Bergson, Jung, & Hegel 2023-Jun-02 30 minutes |
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070 - The "I" in Me & You: Identity, Freedom, and Oneness 2023-May-07 25 minutes |
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069 - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Oxymoron or the Next Level of Consciousness? 2023-Apr-19 33 minutes |
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068 - Jung's Personality Types & Hegel: Operating Manual for the Mind 2023-Mar-27 23 minutes |
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067 - Dawkins' Selfish Gene vs. Hegel's Geist: No Contest! 2023-Feb-26 32 minutes |
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066 - Kierkegaard vs. Hegel: The Existentialism/Absolute Idealism Debate 2023-Feb-08 28 minutes |
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065 - America's New Thought Movement and Hegel 2023-Jan-15 25 minutes |
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064 - Free Speech & Society: the Internet Age & Hegel 2022-Dec-17 27 minutes |
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063 - Spirit: Hegel's God? An Exploration. 2022-Nov-22 28 minutes |
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062 - What's Your Paradigm? Comparing Kuhn's Philosophy of Science with Hegel 2022-Oct-31 26 minutes |
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061 - Is the Universe Cyclical? - The Big Bang, Penrose, & Hegel 2022-Oct-11 25 minutes |
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060 - Bergson, Duration, Time, and Hegel 2022-Sep-18 28 minutes |
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059 - Meditation, Nothingness, Buddhism, and Hegel 2022-Aug-30 22 minutes |
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058 - Hegel's Becoming: What it Means, Why it's Unique, and Why it Matters 2022-Aug-16 22 minutes |
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057 - Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People, & Vice-Versa? - Hegel's Theodicy 2022-Jul-24 20 minutes |
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056 - Is There a Storehouse of Memory? Exploring Plato, Hegel, and Jung 2022-Jul-06 22 minutes |
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055 - Will Computers Ever be Alive? - Hegel, Self-Reference, and A.I. 2022-Jun-18 24 minutes |
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054 - Can Hegel Save Us from a Brutal Return to Tribalism? 2022-May-31 35 minutes |
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053 - Do We Have Free Will? Reason and Evolution Suggest "Yes" (with Qualifications) 2022-May-15 26 minutes |
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052 - Is Meaning Fundamental to the Universe? Synchronicity, Semiotics, Logotherapy, & Hegel 2022-May-01 24 minutes |
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051 - Realizing Reason in History - Not by Proclamation but by Action 2022-Apr-14 24 minutes |
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050 - Say Goodbye to the End of History: Clausewitz, Hegel, and War 2022-Mar-29 25 minutes |
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049 - Conscious & Unconscious Mind: the Shadow, Jung, and Hegel 2022-Mar-13 22 minutes |
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048 - Recognition: E-Tribalism vs. the Nation-state 2022-Mar-02 20 minutes |
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047 - Is There a Method to Hegel's Philosophy? No. And Yes. 2022-Feb-14 24 minutes |
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046 - One Love: Freedom, Randomness, Peirce, and Hegel 2022-Jan-30 28 minutes |
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045 - Zombies, Bats, & Chinese Rooms: The Hard Problem of Consciousness and Hegel 2022-Jan-09 24 minutes |
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044 - St. Paul, Hegel, and the Symbolism of Christmas 2021-Dec-26 17 minutes |
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043 - Evolution is Everything: Charles S. Peirce and Hegel 2021-Dec-13 23 minutes |
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042 - True Infinity: The Ought, Society, Innovation, & Gratitude 2021-Nov-28 22 minutes |
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041 - Betterment: How Hegel's True Infinity Provides a Rational Basis for Achievement 2021-Nov-14 32 minutes |
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040 - Is There a Soul Personality that Survives Death? - A look at Jung, Sheldrake, Smolin, and Hegel 2021-Oct-31 24 minutes |
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039 - Was There an Actual Creation Event? - God, the Big Bang, the Ouroboros, and Hegel 2021-Oct-18 28 minutes |
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038 - Why Philosophy? Why Reason? Why Hegel? - Some Practical Answers 2021-Oct-03 25 minutes |
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037 - It's Not Only Rock but the Roll as Well: Exploring Hegel's Vernunft & Verstand 2021-Sep-22 22 minutes |
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036 - Sublation: The Driving Wheel of Hegelian Dialectics 2021-Sep-06 22 minutes |
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035 - Is Belief in Spirit Warranted? A Look at Alvin Plantinga's Work vis-à-vis Hegel. 2021-Aug-22 27 minutes |
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034 - The Quaternity Symbol & the Horse-Drawn Carriage Metaphor: Jung, Gurdjieff, and Hegel 2021-Aug-09 28 minutes |
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033 - What is Reality? The Real, the Actual, and the Rational According to Hegel 2021-Jul-26 20 minutes |
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032 - Race & Racism: The Dark Side of the Enlightenment vs. Hegel's Notion of Freedom 2021-Jul-11 30 minutes |
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031 - Scientism vs. Hegelianism: Which World-View is Correct? 2021-Jun-27 24 minutes |
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030 - Synchronicity, the I-Ching, and Hegel 2021-Jun-13 26 minutes |
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029 - "Why is There Something Rather than Nothing?"- A False Dilemma? 2021-Jun-01 24 minutes |
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028 - The Quandary of Quantum Physics: Materialism vs. Mysticism 2021-May-16 24 minutes |
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027 - The Truth of Nature: The Historical Movement of Spirit 2021-May-02 23 minutes |
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026 - Teleology, Evolution, Aristotle, and Hegel 2021-Apr-18 23 minutes |
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025 - The Resurrection According to Hegel: Physical Fact or Spiritual Story? 2021-Apr-05 26 minutes |
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024 - Substance is Subject: Hegel's Rose in the Cross 2021-Mar-21 26 minutes |
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023 - Nonduality: A Look at Advaita Vedanta, A Course in Miracles, and Hegel 2021-Mar-07 29 minutes |
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022 - Group Ethics vs. Individual Morality: Hegel and MacIntyre 2021-Feb-21 21 minutes |
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021 - The Rise/(Return) of Tribalism: Technology, McLuhan, and Hegel 2021-Feb-07 27 minutes |
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020 - Hegel: Realizing the Purpose of History 2021-Jan-25 29 minutes |
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019 - In Search of the Miraculous: Finitude and True Infinity 2021-Jan-10 22 minutes |
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018 - Hegel, the Law of Three, and the Christian Trinity 2020-Dec-27 25 minutes |
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017 - The Hegelian Dialectic and Reality 2020-Dec-13 23 minutes |
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016 - Three Levels of Time 2020-Nov-30 19 minutes |
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015 - Was the Natural World Freely Created? 2020-Nov-15 32 minutes |
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014 - Freedom: The Core Concept of Hegel's Project 2020-Nov-01 26 minutes |
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013 - Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic and its Meaning in History 2020-Oct-18 21 minutes |
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012 - Panpsychism versus Naturalistic Materialism 2020-Oct-03 29 minutes |
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011 - The Hegelian Dialectic 2020-Sep-20 26 minutes |
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010 - The Divided Brain and the Unhappy Consciousness 2020-Sep-08 23 minutes |
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009 - Hegel and the Problem of Evil 2020-Aug-22 30 minutes |
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008 - Time, God, and Hegel 2020-Aug-02 28 minutes |
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007 - Hegel and Mysticism 2020-Jul-20 27 minutes |
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006 - Hegel and Dr. Martin Luther King 2020-Jul-06 19 minutes |
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005 - Hegel and Christianity 2020-Jun-25 15 minutes |
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004 - The Road to True Infinity 2020-Jun-21 19 minutes |
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003 - Being and Nothing - the Beginning of Hegel's Logic 2020-Jun-21 21 minutes |
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002 - Hegel's Philosophical System in Light of Modern Science 2020-Jun-21 19 minutes |
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001 - Introduction 2020-Jun-21 24 minutes |