Intro to Philosophy, Hegel, Self Consciousness and Master Slave Dialectic

In this video lecture, discussion session from my Spring 2013 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we look at one of the most often referenced sections of Hegel s Phenomenology of Spirit, his discussions of SelfConsciousness and the MasterSlave Dialectic. I walk the students through some of the dialectical developments in this difficult section, and we end by discussing how the Slave continues to develop while the Master stagnates. If you d like to see more indepth Hegel videos, ch