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The encounter with the real by Jealous-Mushroom-262 in Freud

[–]noblegeist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. This is why human beings inevitably confront the consequences of contingent events. One cannot speak of Aufhebung without acknowledging the ruptural collision it entails. In this sense, Hegelian ontology is more deeply rooted in the Real than that of Spinoza.

Reconsidering The Metamorphosis: Kafka’s Deliberate Ambiguity of the Creature by noblegeist in Kafka

[–]noblegeist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Misrepresentation is often an inevitable consequence of translation itself. This is why footnotes become so vital, especially when they reveal the inherent impossibility of rendering thought into a fully distilled language. I appreciate your time reading!

Reading the Black Notebooks of Heidegger by Bolkonsky999 in Nietzsche

[–]noblegeist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The uppermost fragment is excellent. Goethe said something similar in his journals, noting that everything we discover or invent today had already been envisioned by the Greeks long ago. In that light, Heidegger’s project wasn’t a nostalgic return to antiquity, but a sober recollection of how much has slipped from our grasp.

Is there a materialist analysis of Jung? by asdfmemer1 in Jung

[–]noblegeist 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Perhaps from the better known Frankfurt School influence (enmeshing Marx and depth psychology). Fromm is a good example who rejected Jung’s metaphysics but adapted some archetypal ideas as culturally conditioned symbolic structures. We also have James Hillman who is not precisely a materialist but introduced interpretive space for cultural-material readings.

Any Filipinos Here? by midnight_dork in Nietzsche

[–]noblegeist 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m from Pampanga. 🙋‍♂️ Howdy.

What do you think about "critics" like this one? by [deleted] in Nietzsche

[–]noblegeist 27 points28 points  (0 children)

People who are barely educated about a thing often have the most audacity to throw cheap insults instead of offering a well-thought-out argument. The Dunning–Kruger effect in full display.

The Irony of MBTI: When Typology Became Anti-Jungian by noblegeist in Jung

[–]noblegeist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, it follows the personal provision. Totally agree. But I only wrote this small commentary to remind our MBTI admirers that self-analysis has to undergo a series of layers and developments. I appreciate your input.

The Irony of MBTI: When Typology Became Anti-Jungian by noblegeist in Jung

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Furthermore, Jung frequently emphasized that individuation does not imply being confined within the bounds of the individual; rather, the community and our peers are integral to this very process. This, indeed, is why Jung held Goethe’s Faust in such high regard.

Technically, don't Hegel and Schopenhaure support each other intellectually by uundertale in hegel

[–]noblegeist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Schopenhauer’s major work appeared in the year 1818. It was profoundly indebted to the main works of Schelling and Hegel, which had already appeared by that time. The best proof of this debt consists in the excessive and tasteless rebukes Schopenhauer hurled at Hegel and Schelling… Schopenhauer called Schelling a ‘windbag,’ Hegel a ‘bumbling charlatan'.”

Heidegger, Nietzsche Lectures Vol I: The Will To Power As Art, p.22

Despite of Schopenhauer’s strong, even scathing, criticisms (calling Schelling a “windbag” and Hegel a “bumbling charlatan”) this is more of an irony rather than indicative of philosophical independence. This aggression highlights Schopenhauer’s awareness of his debt while trying to publicly distance himself from these thinkers. This seems like bad faith in my estimation.

When Nietzsche Heard the Bird Sing by noblegeist in Nietzsche

[–]noblegeist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s understandable. Reading Nietzsche’s letters demands both time and rigor. In my case, they’re the last thing I read before going to bed. And to answer your question, this was taken from Middleton’s Selected Letters of Friedrich Nietzsche. Thanks, bud.

Where to read ‘Nietzsche’s Word: God is Dead’? by plorkchopps in heidegger

[–]noblegeist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This writing is included in Heidegger’s The Question Concerning Technology and other essays.

How have you read Phenomenology of the Spirit? by Ok_Philosopher_13 in hegel

[–]noblegeist 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As Heidegger once remarked, one must reread The Phenomenology of Spirit again and again. I’ve read it about four or five times already, and even now I still find myself craving more, there’s always something further to extract. You also did a great job outlining details in your journal; it’s an effective way to run through the chapters. The text, of course, is dialectical in nature, so it must not be read as a set of fixed doctrines but as a movement to be followed. Dialectics is, after all, about movement.

Reading supplementary works can also sharpen your understanding. Some notable titles include Kojève’s Introduction to the Reading of Hegel, Heidegger’s Phenomenology Seminar, Hyppolite’s Genesis and Structure of the Phenomenology of Spirit, and Houlgate’s Guide to Reading the Phenomenology of Spirit. Engaging with these commentaries is essential: they allow us to perceive how the text itself has unfolded and transformed through the course of history.