Philosophers & Stoics

Aug 7, 2025 The Dad Saves America Podcast I sat down with James Lindsay to unpack how woke Marxist ideology infiltrated Western society, starting from Marx himself up through the political turmoil of the past decade. While working on the “Grievance Studies” hoax papers alongside Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose, James began to realize that the ideological rot in academia was worse than he thought. Following that experience, he dedicated himself to researching the long intellectual history of wokeness, critical theory, and communism and educating the public about the political, rhetorical, and institutional traps set by the modern Left. Outline: [0:00] Targeted by the Southern Poverty Law Center [12:30] Sense-making in the internet age [25:47] Becoming the top intellectual historian of wokeness [47:54] How Marxism transformed into intersectionality [1:04:40] Power politics vs utopian Marxism [1:24:57] Marxism is inherently anti-democratic [1:31:46] Are academics are natural marxists? [1:44:40] How neo-Marxism took over education [1:58:25] Race, sex, and the internet [2:13:22] Is James pushing an ideological narrative? [2:20:15] What role did the collapse of religion play? [2:34:44] Have we developed antibodies to wokeness? [2:43:13] James won’t (and can’t) keep his mouth shut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUWQozp304g

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Who said philosophers lead boring lives? Here's the scoop on the medieval thinker Peter Abelard, who created a sex scandal with a nun named Heloise and then a religious scandal with his controversial expositions of the Trinity and the atonement.

#thepoliticalclassroom #rousseau Join us on a thought-provoking journey into the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a prominent figure of the Enlightenment era. In this video, we delve into Rousseau's key ideas, including the concept of the social contract, where individuals come together to form a just society based on collective agreement. Discover his belief in the general will, representing the common interest and welfare of the entire community. We explore Rousseau's advocacy for direct democracy and popular sovereignty, empowering the people as the source of political legitimacy. ________________________________ #thepoliticalclassroom #politicalphilosophy #socialcontract #GeneralWill #PopularSovereignty #directdemocracy #IndividualFreedom #commongood #enlightenmentthinker #EqualityAndLiberty ________________________________ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0u9lakztE8YsN-zhS2wDyA Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-3172894 Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoliticalClassroom Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepoliticalclassroom?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg==

#thepoliticalclassroom #marx #hegel In this thought-provoking video, we delve into the clash of philosophical titans: Karl Marx's materialism and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's dialectic. Join us as we explore the fundamental differences between these influential thinkers and their contrasting views on reality, history, and human society. Discover Marx's emphasis on material conditions as the driving force of historical change and Hegel's intricate dialectical method of understanding the unfolding of ideas. Through engaging discussions and insightful analysis, we navigate the complexities of their philosophical frameworks and their profound impact on modern thought. ________________________________ #thepoliticalclassroom #MarxMaterialism #HegelDialectic #PhilosophicalShowdown #MaterialConditions #DialecticalMethod #HistoricalChange #IdeasAndReality #InfluentialThinkers #UnderstandingSociety #ModernThought ________________________________ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0u9lakztE8YsN-zhS2wDyA Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-3172894 Like our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThePoliticalClassroom Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepoliticalclassroom?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg==

Introduction to The Philosophy of History by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Read by D. E. Wittkower. The introduction to Hegel's lectures on the philosophy of world history is often used to introduce students to Hegel's philosophy, in part because Hegel's sometimes difficult style is muted in the lectures, and he discourses on accessible themes such as world events in order to explain his philosophy. Much of the work is spent defining and characterizing Geist or spirit. Geist is similar to the culture of people, and is constantly reworking itself to keep up with the changes of society, while at the same time working to produce those changes through what Hegel called the "cunning of reason". Another important theme of the text is the focus on world history, rather than regional or state history. The obscure writings of Jakob Böhme had a strong effect on Hegel. Böhme had written that the Fall of Man was a necessary stage in the evolution of the universe. This evolution was, itself, the result of God's desire for complete self-awareness. Hegel was fascinated by the works of Spinoza, Kant, Rousseau, and Goethe, and by the French Revolution. Modern philosophy, culture, and society seemed to Hegel fraught with contradictions and tensions, such as those between the subject and object of knowledge, mind and nature, self and Other, freedom and authority, knowledge and faith, the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Hegel's main philosophical project was to take these contradictions and tensions and interpret them as part of a comprehensive, evolving, rational unity that, in different contexts, he called "the absolute idea" or "absolute knowledge". According to Hegel, the main characteristic of this unity was that it evolved through and manifested itself in contradiction and negation. Contradiction and negation have a dynamic quality that at every point in each domain of reality—consciousness, history, philosophy, art, nature, society—leads to further development until a rational unity is reached that preserves the contradictions as phases and sub-parts through an up-lifting (Aufhebung) into a higher unity. This whole is mental because it is mind that can comprehend all of these phases and sub-parts as steps in its own process of comprehension. It is rational because the same, underlying, logical, developmental order underlies every domain of reality and is ultimately the order of self-conscious rational thought, although only in the later stages of development does it come to full self-consciousness. The rational, self-conscious whole is not a thing or being that lies outside of other existing things or minds. Rather, it comes to completion only in the philosophical comprehension of individual existing human minds who, through their own understanding, bring this developmental process to an understanding of itself. (summary by wikipedia and d.e. wittkower)

Hegel is just one of the German philosopher whose writings have had a significant influence on the power structures, education, and politics of the world we live in today. Hegel's philosophies inspired Marx, Engels, and Nietzsche among others. His work was inspired by the Greeks and also developed from the works of Kante. In my opinion, Hegel’s philosophies have, and are being used on the masses today. Understanding the application of this dialectics can give us a greater clarity of how and why past and current arguments are resolved, and what groups benefit from the outcome. Please join me as we discuss Hegel's theories of argument including THESIS - ANTI-THESIS - SYNTHESIS, OR PROBLEM, REACTION, SOLUTION. Are we already victims of this practice? Are we being played by the powers that be? References: Stanford University Encyclopedia: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hegel/ Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition: file:///Users/simoneanderson/Desktop/Hegelian%20Dialectic/Hegel%20and%20the%20Hermetic%20Tradition%20by%20Glenn%20Magee.html

James Lindsay exposes the core of leftism while showing all the flaws in the philosophers & philosophies that form the praxis of their way of being. James goes through Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Marx, & the belief of Hermeticism on the Chrissie Mayr Podcast #ChrissieMayr #JamesLindsay #leftist Like ❤️ Comment ❤️ Subscribe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out all the James Lindsay Pages YouTube 📺 - https://www.youtube.com/@newdiscourses Twitter 🐤 - https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames Instagram 📷 - https://www.instagram.com/conceptualjames/ Website 🌎 - https://newdiscourses.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Need more Chrissie in your life? Stop by these links! Twitter 🐤 - https://Twitter.com/ChrissieMayr Instagram 📷 - https://www.Instagram.com/ChrissieMayrPod Facebook 📘 - https://www.Facebook.com/TheChrissieMayr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out Chrissie's weekly Wet Spot on Compound Media! 🎙️ - https://www.compoundmedia.com/shows/wet-spot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you not heard Chrissie's live album yet?! Buy it here The Album!!! 🎧 - https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B09RTVWXH7?pd_rd_i=B09RTVWXH7&psc=1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You Mayr buy MERCH!!! You can start Rootin 4 Putin or just Simp it up with your very own Simpcast T-shirt Merch!!! 👕 - https://flagranttriggers.com/collections/chrissie-mayr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For booking information or to keep up to date on all tour dates click the link below Chrissie's Site 🌎 - https://www.ChrissieMayr.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clip & End Screen created by Fealty Twitter 🐤 - https://twitter.com/FealtyThoughts Old YouTube 📺 - https://www.Youtube.com/FealtyGaming Old Twitch 🎮 - https://www.Twitch.TV/FealtyGaming All The Links! 🍂🌳🍂 - https://linktr.ee/MrFealty

Unpacking Dark Enlightenment, accelerationism, neoreactionary ideas, transhumanism, libertarian roots, occult connections, gnosticism, eugenics, and concerns over network states, crypto, and extremism. During our podcast break, enjoy this replay of Courtenay's appearance on Doenut Factory with co-guest Isaac Weishaupt from July 15, 2025. Key topics: ➤ Unpacking the Dark Enlightenment philosophy: Curtis Yarvin (Mencius Moldbug), accelerationism (left/right), neoreactionary ideas, posthumanism, and ties to technocracy/transhumanism. ➤ Influences and critiques: Hegel, Nick Land, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk's family technocracy roots, libertarianism's philosophical origins (Kant, Mont Pelerin Society), and concerns over network states, crypto, and extremism. ➤ Occult connections: Gnosticism, eugenics, symbolism (e.g., Illuminati, Age of Aquarius, Game B), and the "technological immanentization of the eschaton" as a control mechanism. ➤ Broader debates: Victim culture, social Darwinism, inverted worldviews, and Courtenay's book on Hegel's dialectic as a gnostic Jacob's Ladder. Read Courtenay’s Article: https://courtenayturner.substack.com/p/hegels-dialectic-a-gnostic-jacobs Follow and Connect with Doenut: 🌐 Website: https://www.doe-nut.com 🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheRealDoenut 📙 Substack: https://doenut.substack.com Follow and Connect with Issac Weishaupt: 🌐 Website: https://occultsymbolism.com/ 🐦 X (Twitter): https://x.com/IlluminatiEyes 📙 Substack: https://illuminatiwatcher.substack.com ● Join Courtenay Turner’s Truth-Seeking Revolution! 🌟 Fuel your mind with Courtenay Turner, the fearless host diving into the deepest conspiracies, health hacks, and liberty battles. Her Cognitive Liberty Conference is your ticket to unlocking truth—grab on-demand access now! Support her mission to inspire and empower, and connect with her vibrant community: ⦿ 🎟️ Cognitive Liberty Conference: Dive into game-changing talks at: https://cognitivelibertyconference.com/ ⦿ 🌐 Connect with Courtenay: ▪︎ https://courtenayturner.com/ ▪︎ https://linktr.ee/courtenayturner ⦿ 🐦 Follow on Socials: X: https://x.com/CourtenayTurner TruthSocial: https://truthsocial.com/@CourtenayTurner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kineticcourtz/ Telegram: https://t.me/courtenayturnerpodcastcommunity Facebook: https://facebook.com/courtenayturner ⦿ 🎧 Listen Anywhere: Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-courtenay-turner-podcast/id1545606136 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/4VU1A6PFqmFlo5UBq0m37N Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/48effab2-8736-4fcf-b499-1db23f93390a/the-courtenay-turner-podcast iHEART | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-courtenay-turner-podca-82343833/ Podbean | https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/kvdpy-255aee/The-Courtenay-Turner-Podcast ⦿ 📝 Read Her Insights: https://courtenayturner.substack.com for exclusive posts ⦿ 💪 Support Courtenay’s Mission: Keep the truth alive with your support! ▪ Buy Me A Coffee ☕ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/courtzt ▪ GiveSendGo 🙏 https://www.givesendgo.com/courtenayturnerpodcast ▪ Venmo 💸 https://account.venmo.com/u/Courtenay-Turner ▪ Cash App 💰 https://cash.app/$CourtzJT ▪ Shop RNC Store Vitamin B-17 💊 (Promo: COURTZ) https://rncstore.com/courtz ▪ Far Infrared Saunas 🧖 (Promo: COURTZ) https://relaxsaunas.com/COURTZ ▪ Red Light Therapy 🏮 (Promo: COURTZ) https://myredlight.com/courtz ▪ Stem Cell Activation 🧬 https://restorewithcourtz.com/ ▪ MagicDichol ✨ https://iwantmyhealthback.com/COURTZ ▪ Goldbacks 💰 (Promo: COURTZ) https://bit.ly/Courtenay-Turner-Goldbacks ▪ Honey Colony Health 🍯 (Promo: COURTZ) https://bit.ly/HoneyColony-COURTZ Ready to rethink reality? Listen now and spread the word—this is the episode that changes everything. 🌍 Disclaimer: This is intended to be inspiration & entertainment. We aim to inform, inspire & empower. Guest opinions/statements are not a reflection of the host or podcast. These are conversational dialogues, and all statements are not necessarily meant to be taken as fact. Do your own research. Thanks for watching! ©2025 All Rights Reserved

Hegel, Wokeness & the Dialectical Faith of Leftism. The Hegelian Dialectic, Marxism Fabianism - Social Engineering Using the Dialectic as the Religion of Woke Social Justice - 325,707 views Premiered May 28, 2021 New Discourses - The Young Hegelian Movement 7:47 The Dialectic 16:45 Hegel's Dialectic 31:13 Critical Activity 42:59 Dialectic of the New Left Look like in Practice 52:08 Ideal Democracy 58:48 Approaches to Power 1:15:42 The Importance of Ideas to Revolutionary Activists 1:18:16 Critical Pedagogy 1:29:40 The Woke Synthesis 1:34:07 Structural Determinism 1:35:52 The Dialectic Is the Operating System of of Leftism 1:40:25 Young Democrats 1:40:51 - The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Episode 37 Is Critical Race Theory Marxist, as many insist, or is it not? What is the relationship between Marxism, neo-Marxism (Critical Theory), and Wokeness? All three criticize one another, and yet all three have a great deal obviously in common. Is there some common underlying thread between these clearly similar yet obviously different worldviews? The answer is yes, and by tracing back to one of the most influential speculative idealist philosophers of the early 19th century, namely George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, we can gain a great deal of insight into how these decidedly leftist movements—the Marxist Old Left, the neo-Marxist New Left, and the intersectional Woke Left—share at least one deeper philosophical architecture in common. - From Hegel, the Left since his time has, wittingly and not, adopted several of the pillars of Hegelian philosophy, these including his statism, historicism, and, much more importantly, his dialectical approach and metaphysical worldview. - In this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, James Lindsay takes a long, deep dive into the ways that Hegel's philosophy is at the root of the entire "Dialectical Left" since, naming the dialectic the "operating system" of all activist Leftism since the early 1800s. - In this episode, Lindsay takes considerable time explaining Hegel's view of dialectical thought and then reveals in many examples, reaching up to the present day, how consistently the dialectic appears as the functional underpinning of Leftism ever since, at the latest, the 1830s. - He makes the case that Leftism since Hegel thinks dialectically, moves dialectically, and applies dialectical thought not just to its targets but to everything, including itself and even its own dialectic. He then switches gears and explains how the dialectic is central to Hegel's underlying Hermetic (or alchemical) worldview and explains his mystical metaphysics so that this long arc of Leftist activism can be understood as evolving denominations within a single religious faith. With this theoretical groundwork laid, he then tackles how Hegel's historicism and statism arise as key features of his philosophy, with both of these characterizing activist Leftism up to the present day. - Join him for his longest and most in-depth discussion yet, taking on how Hegel is a key progenitor of communism, liberationism, and ultimately Wokeness, how this philosophy must be understood so that it can be countered, and why it should be thought of in the same way that Hegel thought of it: as a religion in its own right, with its own notion of deity, metaphysical commitments, soteriology, and eschatology. - Website: https://newdiscourses.com - FAIR USE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES - Mirrored From: https://www.youtube.com/@newdiscourses