In this episode of Voices with Vervaeke, Dr. John Vervaeke, Ken Lowry, and D.C. Schindler challenge conventional perspectives on God, reason, freedom, and community through the lenses of Neoplatonism and Hegelian philosophy. They deconstruct what it means to 'belong,' exploring the concept of 'home' not just as a physical space but as a philosophical construct tied to our intrinsic nature. The dialogue orbits around key principles like spirit, freedom, and the evolution of collective intelligence, or 'Geist.' They discuss Hegel's paradoxical views on Christianity, freedom's misunderstood definition in modern culture, and the transformative power of vows like marriage. Throughout the discussion, the panel navigates the nuanced terrains of reason, rationality, and individual vs. communal freedoms, offering listeners intellectual nourishment and fresh perspectives. Resources: D.C. Schindler Website: https://www.johnpaulii.edu/academics/faculty/d-c-schindler/ Ken Lowry YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9O91WwruXmgu1NQrKZZEw Substack: https://kenlowry.substack.com/archive X: https://twitter.com/KenLowry8 John Vervaeke Website: https://johnvervaeke.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johnvervaeke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VervaekeJohn/ X: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@johnvervaeke The Vervaeke Foundation: https://vervaekefoundation.org/ The Meaning Crisis, A live conversation with Dr. John Vervaeke: https://rsvp.neuehouse.com/themeaningcrisis Books Making It Explicit: Reasoning, Representing, and Discursive Commitment - Robert Brandom Reason in Philosophy: Animating Ideas - Robert Brandom A Spirit of Trust: A Reading of Hegel’s Phenomenology - Robert Brandom Incomprehensible Certainty: Metaphysics and Hermeneutics of the Image - Thomas Pfau Phenomenology of Spirit - G. W. F. Hegel Nihilism (Carthage Reprint) - Stanley Rosen The Psychology of Belonging - Kelly-Ann Allen Supernatural Selection: How Religion Evolved - Matt Rossano Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis - John Vervaeke, Christopher Mastropietro, and Filip Miscevic Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty - D.C. Schindler Publications The Enactment of Shared Agency in Teams Exploring Mars Through Rovers - Dan Chiappe, John Vervaeke The Experience of Presence in the Mars Exploration Rover Mission - Dan Chiappe, John Vervaeke Distributed Cognition and the Experience of Presence in the Mars Exploration Rover Mission - Dan Chiappe, John Vervaeke Articles Did Meditating Make Us Human? - Matt J. Rossano Genocide, Domicide and the Unnamed - Brian Walsh Timecodes: