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The Cunning of Geist

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Greg Novak

Gregory Novak explores philosophy, psychology, and science with an emphasis on Hegel. For seekers and scholars alike.

#81

081 - The Fermi Paradox - Are We Alone in the Universe? Can Rationality Ever be Alone?

It is estimated that over 2 billion stars in our own Milky Way galaxy have planets orbitin... more

14 Apr 2024

30 MINS

30:46

14 Apr 2024

#80

080 - Is There a God? - Creation, Becoming, and the Fate of the Universe

"Creation ex nihlilo (creation out of nothing) or "Ex nihilo nihil fit" (from nothing come... more

25 Feb 2024

22 MINS

22:37

25 Feb 2024

#79

079 - Using Hegel's Triad as a Model for Success

Hegel's "triad" of Being, Nothing, and Becoming are central to his ontology. And it can a... more

28 Jan 2024

21 MINS

21:58

28 Jan 2024

#78

078 - Jung's Synchronicity: Demonstrating the Mental/Physical Unity of the Cosmos

Hegel famously said in his Phenomenology of Spirit, "Everything turns on grasping and exp... more

28 Dec 2023

25 MINS

25:19

28 Dec 2023

#77

077 - The Journey Not the Destination: The Case for Universal Purposeful Evolution

Does Spirit evolve? How about God?And what exactly does the term panentheism mean?This ep... more

19 Nov 2023

20 MINS

20:11

19 Nov 2023

#76

076 - Language Games: Wittgenstein, Hegel, and the Split in Philosophy

Wittgenstein is often mention as the most influential philosopher of the 20th century. Hi... more

22 Oct 2023

21 MINS

21:46

22 Oct 2023

#75

075 - A Matter of Life & Death: How Philosophy Underpins Politics, Law, Science, and Morality.

Is philosophy just mental masturbation? Nothing but air?Many today see no value in philos... more

23 Sep 2023

33 MINS

33:45

23 Sep 2023

#74

074 - Is the Unconscious Mind Real or Fantasy? - B.F. Skinner, Freud, & Hegel

The behaviorism of B.F. Skinner took the psychology world by storm. His 1971 book "Beyond... more

27 Aug 2023

22 MINS

22:36

27 Aug 2023

#73

073 - Who Needs Philosophy? - You Do!

Developing one's own philosophy of life can be one of the most rewarding experiences. ll c... more

30 Jul 2023

32 MINS

32:25

30 Jul 2023

#72

072 - Pillars of the Collective Unconscious: How Jung's Feminine & Masculine Archetypes Manifest in ...

This episode explores psychologist Carl Jung's conception of the psyche, from the ego and ... more

27 Jun 2023

34 MINS

34:02

27 Jun 2023

#71

071 - Perception & Memory - the Mind/Body Link: A Look to Bergson, Jung, & Hegel

The duality of Mind and Body has been debated for millennia. This has resulted in two pol... more

02 Jun 2023

31 MINS

31:01

02 Jun 2023

#70

070 - The "I" in Me & You: Identity, Freedom, and Oneness

Can't we all just get along? The world today is increasing fractious. The Electronic Age... more

07 May 2023

25 MINS

25:55

07 May 2023

#69

069 - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Oxymoron or the Next Level of Consciousness?

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, has said that artificial intelligen... more

19 Apr 2023

34 MINS

34:01

19 Apr 2023

#68

068 - Jung's Personality Types & Hegel: Operating Manual for the Mind

The great psychologist Carl Jung was a leading pioneer in psychological type analysis. In... more

27 Mar 2023

24 MINS

24:33

27 Mar 2023

#67

067 - Dawkins' Selfish Gene vs. Hegel's Geist: No Contest!

Biologist Richard Dawkins is the poster child for the materialist doctrine and the new ath... more

26 Feb 2023

33 MINS

33:21

26 Feb 2023

#66

066 - Kierkegaard vs. Hegel: The Existentialism/Absolute Idealism Debate

19th century Danish theologian and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard was a towering figure not... more

08 Feb 2023

29 MINS

29:37

08 Feb 2023

#65

065 - America's New Thought Movement and Hegel

America went through a profound spiritual awakening in the 19th century, most commonly ref... more

15 Jan 2023

25 MINS

25:54

15 Jan 2023

#64

064 - Free Speech & Society: the Internet Age & Hegel

Free speech is of course linked to freedom. And freedom is the cornerstone of Hegel's phi... more

17 Dec 2022

28 MINS

28:12

17 Dec 2022

#63

063 - Spirit: Hegel's God? An Exploration.

The word "spirit" has so many connotations. Per the thesaurus: character, courage, energy,... more

22 Nov 2022

28 MINS

28:58

22 Nov 2022

#62

062 - What's Your Paradigm? Comparing Kuhn's Philosophy of Science with Hegel

The term "paradigm "and "paradigm shift" were made famous by Thomas Kuhn in his landmark 1... more

31 Oct 2022

26 MINS

26:52

31 Oct 2022

#61

061 - Is the Universe Cyclical? - The Big Bang, Penrose, & Hegel

Hegel saw the Absolute metaphorically as a "circle of circles" (SL, pg. 842, Miller trans.... more

11 Oct 2022

26 MINS

26:05

11 Oct 2022

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#81

081 - The Fermi Paradox - Are We Alone in the Universe? Can Rationality Ever be Alone?

#80

080 - Is There a God? - Creation, Becoming, and the Fate of the Universe

#79

079 - Using Hegel's Triad as a Model for Success

#78

078 - Jung's Synchronicity: Demonstrating the Mental/Physical Unity of the Cosmos

#77

077 - The Journey Not the Destination: The Case for Universal Purposeful Evolution

#76

076 - Language Games: Wittgenstein, Hegel, and the Split in Philosophy

#75

075 - A Matter of Life & Death: How Philosophy Underpins Politics, Law, Science, and Morality.

#74

074 - Is the Unconscious Mind Real or Fantasy? - B.F. Skinner, Freud, & Hegel

#73

073 - Who Needs Philosophy? - You Do!

#72

072 - Pillars of the Collective Unconscious: How Jung's Feminine & Masculine Archetypes Manifest in ...

#71

071 - Perception & Memory - the Mind/Body Link: A Look to Bergson, Jung, & Hegel

#70

070 - The "I" in Me & You: Identity, Freedom, and Oneness

#69

069 - Artificial Intelligence (AI): Oxymoron or the Next Level of Consciousness?

#68

068 - Jung's Personality Types & Hegel: Operating Manual for the Mind

#67

067 - Dawkins' Selfish Gene vs. Hegel's Geist: No Contest!

#66

066 - Kierkegaard vs. Hegel: The Existentialism/Absolute Idealism Debate

#65

065 - America's New Thought Movement and Hegel

#64

064 - Free Speech & Society: the Internet Age & Hegel

#63

063 - Spirit: Hegel's God? An Exploration.

#62

062 - What's Your Paradigm? Comparing Kuhn's Philosophy of Science with Hegel

#61

061 - Is the Universe Cyclical? - The Big Bang, Penrose, & Hegel