Marxism & Psychology Research Group (MPRG)

Dear all

I append the programme for the Phenomenology reading group next term.  All are welcome.  Please feel free to disseminate to people you think might be interested. 

Best wishes for the New Year! 

 

Dr Andy Denis

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Economics Department

City University London

London EC1V 0HB

+44 (0)20 7040 0257

http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/andy.denis

 

 

London Marx-Hegel Reading group: Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit

 

Meetings at 18:30 hours on alternate Wednesdays starting 13 January 2010 at City University London, room Level 3C (“Level 3C” is the name of the room!), 3^rd floor, University Building, Northampton Square site.  This is a provisional booking and could change: any change will be announced via the mailing list.  If you are not already on the mailing list, send me (a.denis@city.ac.uk) an email and I’ll subscribe you, or you can subscribe yourself at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/LONDON-MHRG .  Access via the main entrance in Northampton Square.  Maps and directions at http://city.ac.uk/maps/ .  If for any reason you need to speak to security or the main desk at the Northampton Square entrance, the booking is for the Phenomenology reading group, booking made by Andy Denis, Economics Dept. 

 

Paragraph numbering in both Miller and Pinkard translations in round brackets; number of pages in Miller in square brackets.  Pinkard translation – with German text in facing column: http://web.mac.com/titpaul/Site/Phenomenology_of_Spirit_page.html

 

The programme is only a guide: we can decide to slow down or speed up or miss things out or change the order at will. 

 

2009-10 Term 2

 

13 January:      1. Introduction (¶¶73-89) [11]

 

27 January:      2. Chapter I: Sense-certainty (¶¶90-110) [9]

 

10 February:    3. Chapter II: Perception (¶¶111-131) [12½]

 

24 February:    4. Chapter III: Force and the Understanding (¶¶132-165) [24½]

 

10 March:       5. Chapter IV: Self-consciousness (¶¶166-177) [7]

 

31 March *:    6. Chapter IV: A - Lordship and Servitude (¶¶178-196) [8½]

* NB: 3 weeks after 10 March meeting. 

 

2009-10 Term 3

 

Dates and room tba

 

7. Chapter IV: B - Stoicism and Skepticism (¶¶197-206) [7]

8. Chapter IV: B - the Unhappy Consciousness (¶¶207-230) [12½]

9.  Chapter V: Reason (¶¶231-239) [6½]

10.  Chapter V: A (a) (¶¶240-260) [14]

11.  Chapter V: A (a) (¶¶261-297) [20]

12.  Chapter V: A (b)-(c) (¶¶297-322) [15]

13.  Chapter V: A (c) (¶¶323-346) [15]

 

2010-11

 

? The remainder of the Phenomenology?