Hegel’s Collective Subject Explained | Geist, Identity, and Social Consciousness #greekphilosophy

Is the subject always individual—or can it be collective?

In this video, we explore Hegel’s concept of the collective subject, a central idea in his philosophy of Geist (Spirit). For Hegel, human identity is never purely individual—it emerges through history, culture, and social structures. The true subject is often a collective entity: nations, peoples, even humanity itself in the march of Spirit toward freedom.

🧠 What you’ll learn:

What Hegel means by a “collective subject”

How Geist (Spirit) manifests in history and society

The role of recognition, language, and culture in shaping self-consciousness

How the individual and the universal are dialectically linked

How this concept influences critical theory, postmodernism, and political identity

This video is perfect for anyone exploring social theory, identity, Hegelian philosophy, or the roots of collective agency in political and historical thought.

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