The Mind from Descartes to Hegel Talk by Andy Blunden, 15 February 2011
Descartes and Consciousness Rene Descartes ( ) “De omnibus dubitandum” – Doubt everything
“I think, therefore I am!” ?
Mind/matter: Ontological distinction Subject/Object: Epistemological relation Descartes’ mistake Kant
Herder and Culture The Romantic reaction to the Enlightenment Johann Gottfried Herder ( )
God/Nature is Active Everyone has their Schwerpunkt ! Herder
God/Nature is Active
Everyone has their Schwerpunkt !
Goethe and Romantic Science Gestalt ( )
Urphänomen Goethe
Hegel ( ) Thought-object / Artefact Subject-Object
Thought-object / Artefact
Subject-Object
Way of thinking Way of Life Constellation of artefacts The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) Formation of Consciousness Hegel
Way of thinking Way of Life Constellation of artefacts
Concept Hegel
Hegel’s Idealism Hegel
Hegel’s Psychology Soul (Feeling) Consciousness (Sensation) Intellect (Symbols) Immediate, no relation Relative to an Other Relates to Subject-Object
Activity Herder ↓ Fichte ↓ Hess ↓ Marx
“Unit of Analysis” Herder ↓ Goethe ↓ Hegel ↓ Marx
In Conclusion
Genealogy of CHAT: Andy Blunden’s Home Page History of Philosophy on M.I.A.:
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Program of Talks Tuesday 15 th Staff LoungeThe Mind from Descartes to Hegel W’sday 16 th Senate RoomMarx & Modernity: Mind, Culture & Activity Friday18 th Staff LoungeVygotsky & Concept of Consciousness Monday 21 st Senate RoomIs Science a Humanity? Tuesday 22 nd Staff LoungeUnits & Motives in Activity Theory W’nsday 23 rd Staff LoungeProjects & the Problem of Context Monday 28 th Staff LoungeVygotsky’s Theory of Child Development