Cycle 11 · 26 Apr 2023Worldliness in Clouscard, or “the dominant ideology”- 1:55:17A Reasoned History of Pagan PhilosophyA brilliant commentator of Hegel; his masterpiece orders the pre-Socratics and treats Plato and Aristotle remarkably.
Kojève
Appears in 7 videos · 7 passages, 3 of them in depth.
Summary
Dominique Pagani sees Kojève as a brilliant commentator on Hegel. He recalls that Kojève taught Hegel before the war to a small circle1. He values him for having tackled several chapters of the Phenomenology of Spirit head-on in the Introduction to the Reading of Hegel, which revived Hegelian studies in France2. He also links his name to the "Hegelian explosions" of the post-war period3. On the other hand, he faults him, as he does Sartre, for a subjectivist dialectic that denies the dialectic of nature4. Above all, he puts forward the Essay on a Reasoned History of Pagan Philosophy: he calls it the greatest monument on Greek thought and a masterpiece. In his view, Kojève orders the Presocratics in it and treats Plato and Aristotle remarkably well5. In it, Kojève builds the history of ancient philosophy on the pattern of Hegelian absolute knowledge, which for Pagani makes it the closest thing to such a synthesis6.
- 1Tribute to Jacques D'Hondt (1)2 Aug 2016 · 10:50
- 2The Phenomenology of Spirit2 Jul 2018 · 44:47
- 3Clouscard: The metamorphoses of class struggle2 Sept 2024 · 28:29
- 4Tonight, we repoliticise (part 2)31 Mar 2018 · 1:25:25
- 5Worldliness in Clouscard, or “the dominant ideology”26 Apr 2023 · 1:55:17
- 6#15 Nietzsche: philosophical or musical relevance? Answers to questions23 Jun 2022 · 52:57
Summary produced automatically from 7 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.
Cycle 11 · 26 Apr 2023Worldliness in Clouscard, or “the dominant ideology”
Cycle 10 · 23 Jun 2022#15 Nietzsche: philosophical or musical relevance? Answers to questions- 52:57A Reasoned History of Pagan PhilosophyHe builds the history of ancient philosophy according to the scheme of Hegelian absolute knowledge; this comes closest to the requested synthesis.
Talks · 2 Jul 2018The Phenomenology of Spirit- 44:47Introduction to the Reading of HegelEsteemed for having tackled several chapters of the Phenomenology head-on and revived Hegelian studies in France.
Cycle 13 · 2 Sept 2024Clouscard: The metamorphoses of class struggle- 28:29The Hegelian upheavals of the postwar period.
Cycle 5.1 · 24 Oct 2018#5.1 The philosopher's Odyssey: revolutionary thought- 46:11A Reasoned History of Pagan PhilosophyThe greatest monument to Greek thought.
Talks · 31 Mar 2018Tonight, we repoliticise (part 2)- 1:25:25Cited alongside Sartre for a subjectivist dialectic that denies the dialectic of nature.
Talks · 2 Aug 2016Tribute to Jacques D'Hondt (1)- 10:50He teaches Hegel before the war, but before a small circle.