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The Journey of Freedom: Unpacking Hegel's Philosophy with Borna Radnik


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The episode explores Hegel's complex understanding of freedom as self-determination and its historical evolution through time, juxtaposed with Kant and Rousseau's perspectives. It emphasizes that freedom is a relational and collective struggle that necessitates recognition and social action, questioning the practical implications of Hegel's thought in contemporary movements for change. 
- Examining Hegel's definition of freedom as self-determination
- Historical context: freedom's evolution through societies
- The importance of temporality in understanding freedom
- Comparing Hegel with Kant and Rousseau on freedom
- Duns Scotus' radical contingency vs. Hegel's causal necessity
- Practical implications: social struggles for freedom today 
- Connecting Hegelian philosophy to contemporary movements

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