Leftist Reading

Episode 159:

This week we’re reading two essays from The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master’s House by Audre Lorde.

The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle The Master’s House - 1:07
Uses of Anger: Women Responding to Racism - 10:26

Episode 158:

This week we’re finishing:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
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[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 20]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 21 - 22]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

[Part 23 - This Week]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism
2. Dialectical Path of Consciousness to Truth
b. Truth, and the Relationship Between Truth and Reality - 0:41
Annotation 232: 2:19 - 3:36
Annotation 233: 4:39 - 6:04
Annotation 234: 7:02 - 10:25
Annotation 235: 10:55 - 16:55
Annotation 236: 18:04 - 20:16
Annotation 237: 20:32 - 22:37
Annotation 238: 24:38 - 24:52
Annotation 239: 26:04 - 32:48

[Part 23]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 26:07
Truth and Practical Activities have a dialectical relationship in which truth develops through practice, and practice develops through the correct application of truth.

Figure 2 - 27:17
Truth and practical activities mutually develop one another over time.

Footnotes

3) 2:16
Conspectus of Hegel’s Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.

4) 17:35
Materialism and Empirio-Criticism, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1908.

5) 23:56
Once Again On The Trade Unions, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1921.

Episode 157:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 20]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 21]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

[Part 22 - This Week]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism
1. Praxis, Consciousness, and the Role of Praxis in Consciousness
c. The Relationship Between Praxis and Consciousness - 0:18
Annotation 221: 0:55 - 1:45
Annotation 222: 6:22 - 8:52
Annotation 223: 9:03 - 10:07
2. Dialectical Path of Consciousness to Truth - 10:42
a. Opinions of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin about the Dialectical Path of Consciousness to Truth - 10:47
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Annotation 225: 12:05 - 14:23
Annotation 226: 14:49 - 15:41
Annotation 227: 18:37 - 20:40
Annotation 228: 23:28 - 27:06
Annotation 229: 28:00 - 28:53
Annotation 230: 29:38 - 31:12
Annotation 231: 32:24 - 35:08

[Part 23]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 15:26
The cognitive process is a continuous cycle which describes the dialectical development of consciousness and practical activity.

Figure 2 - 18:46

Figure 3 - 23:45

Figure 4 - 29:42
The dialectical relationship between consciousness and practical activities means that conscious activities develop practical activities, and vice versa, in a continuous feedback loop.

Figure 5 - 30:39
The dialectical relationship between consciousness and practical activity is what drives the development of humanity. We imagine better ways of doing things, then test those ideas against reality through practical activity.

Footnotes

1) 5:10
Theses On Feuerbach, Karl Marx, 1845.

2) 5:35
Materialism and Empirio-Criticism, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1908.

Episode 156:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 20]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 21 - This Week]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism - 0:41
Annotation 210: 1:15 - 2:51
1. Praxis, Consciousness, and the Role of Praxis in Consciousness
a. Praxis and Basic Forms of Praxis - 2:52
Annotation 211: 3:29 - 8:17
Annotation 212: 9:34 - 11:54
Annotation 213: 12:51 - 14:40
b. Consciousness and Levels of Consciousness - 14:42
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Annotation 216: 19:44 - 26:00
Annotation 217: 28:30 - 30:50
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[Part 22 - 25?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 14:04
Material production activity has a dialectical relationship with all other praxis activity, with material production activity determining, while being impacted by, all other forms of praxis activity.

Figure 2 - 24:49
Empirical and theoretical consciousness have a dialectical relationship in which empirical consciousness and theoretical consciousness lead to and mutually develop one another.

Figure 3 - 29:39
Empirical consciousness and theoretical consciousness have a dialectical relationship with one another. Our observations of the material world lead to conscious activity which we then test in reality through conscious activity, and so on, in a never-ending cycle of dialectical development.

Figure 4 - 35:55
Ordinary consciousness refers to the passive observation of reality which takes place in our daily lives. Scientific consciousness refers to the systematic application of consciousness to solve specific problems in a methodological manner.

Episode 155:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 19]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics

[Part 20 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics
3. Law of Negation of Negation - 0:37
a. Definition of Negation and Dialectical Negation - 0:57
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Annotation 196: 6:53 - 13:21
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b. Negation of Negation - 30:02
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c. Meaning of the Methodology - 44:18
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Annotation 209: 50:10 - 52:14

[Part 21 - 25?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 2:47
An overview of various forms of negation as they relate to dialectical development.

Figure 2 - 3:18
Replacement negation refers to the replacement of one thing, phenomenon, or idea with another through dialectical negation.

Figure 3 - 4:33
Terminal negation refers to the end of a specific cycle of development.

Figure 4 - 8:29
The metaphysical perspective of terminal negation views negation as an essentially terminal process representing the end point of the existence of a static and isolated thing, phenomenon, or idea.

Figure 5 - 23:32
A common misperception of dialectical development is that it is “fully negative,” insomuch as the initial thesis (initial subject) is completely negated by the antithesis (impacting subject). In fact, characteristics from both the thesis and antithesis are carried forward into the synthesis.

Figure 6 - 25:17
In materialist dialectics, it is understood that negation is a process of retention: characteristics from both the thesis (initial subject) and antithesis (impacting subject) are retained in the resulting synthesis.

Figure 7 - 30:52
The metaphysical “line development” model sees an initial form as being “replaced” or entirely negated into a completely distinct entity.

Figure 8 - 33:05
The “Spiral Development” model of materialist dialectics sees every stage of development as a higher form of the previous stage which carries forward characteristics from previous stages.

Figure 9 - 37:30
The cyclical pattern of development is an abstract pattern of dialectical change over time.

Figure 10 - 38:56
In this example, a new car goes through a cyclical pattern of development in which the third form (new steel) possesses characteristics of the first form (a new car).

Figure 11 - 39:40
The development of class structure is a dialectical process in which different classes synthesize to form the next era of class society. For example, the capitalist class emerged primarily as a synthesis of the feudal lords and peasants of the medieval era.

Footnotes:

10) 20:51
Conspectus of Hegel’s Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.

11) 41:29
Conspectus of Hegel’s Science of Logic, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.

12) 42:45
Karl Marx, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.

13) 43:56
Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.

Episode 154:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 18]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics

[Part 19 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics
2. Law of Unification and Contradiction Between Opposites - 0:23
Annotation 182: 1:05 - 1:49
a. Definitions of Contradiction and Common Characteristics of Contradiction - 1:49
Annotation 183: 2:30 - 5:20
Annotation 184: 6:10 - 6:53
Annotation 185: 8:07 - 9:10
Annotation 186: 9:52 - 13:26
Annotation 187: 13:35 - 14:48
b. Motion Process of Contradictions - 14:49
Annotation 188: 15:11 - 16:40
Annotation 189: 17:23 - 18:42
Annotation 190: 19:34 - 20:47
Annotation 191: 21:27 - 26:44
Annotation 192: 27:35 - 29:38
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 29:39
Annotation 193: 30:16 - 30:35
Annotation 194: 31:11 - 32:16

[Part 20 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 3:06
In the metaphysical conception of contradiction, the negated “disappears” and is not represented in the resulting synthesis.

Figure 2 - 4:05
The materialist dialectical conception of contradiction recognizes that contradicting subjects are defined by their relationship and that the synthesis of the contradiction carries forward attributes and characteristics from both the negator and the negated.

Figure 3 - 18:03
War, disease, and economy are all examples of unity in contradiction.

Figure 4 - 25:43
Relative Unity refers to the temporary and relative nature of specific relationships which define and unify specific contradictions; Absolute Struggle refers to the permanent, constant nature of development through contradiction.

Figure 4 - 25:43
The relationship between relative unity and absolute struggle defines and drives change, motion, and development through contradiction.

Footnotes:

4) 0:48
Summary of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914.

5) 8:05
Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1877.

6) 17:22
On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.

7) 21:25
On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.

8) 27:34
On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.

9) 30:14
On the Questions of Dialectics, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1915.

Episode 153:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 17]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
[Part 18 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
IV. Basic Laws of Materialist Dialectics - 0:25
Annotation 161: 2:29 - 3:27
Annotation 162: 4:09 - 4:43
1. Law of Transformation Between Quantity and Quality - 02:29
Annotation 163: 5:01 - 5:59
Annotation 164: 6:29 - 8:58
a. Definitions of Quality and Quantity - 09:16
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Annotation 167: 13:59 - 14:28
Annotation 168: 14:43 - 16:10
Annotation 169: 16:21 - 16:44
Annotation 170: 16:54 - 17:38
Annotation 171: 18:40 - 19:20
b. Dialectical Relationship Between Quantity and Quality - 3:04
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Annotation 175: 23:47 - 24:45
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Annotation 178: 28:53 - 31:32
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 12:06
Annotation 179: 32:32 - 34:56
Annotation 180: 35:55 - 38:58
Annotation 181: 39:31 - 40:07

[Part 19 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 21:04
The quantity range is a range of quantities between quality shifts.

Figure 2 - 22:30

Figure 3 - 23:12
A quality shift occurs when a quantity changes beyond a threshold, leading to a change in quality.

Figure 4 - 24:53
The Quantity Range (A) refers to the range of quantities between two qualities in the process of development. The Quality Shift (B) refers to the point at which quantity accumulates to the point of changing the Quality of the developing subject. The Period of Motion (C) includes both the quantity range and the quality shifts themselves.

Figure 5 - 30:04
Quality refers to the differences which are distinguished in human consciousness between one subject and another, or changes in a subject’s form over time.

Footnotes:

1) 26:43
Anti-Dühring, Friedrich Engels, 1878.

2) 39:53
See Annotation 108.

3) 40:00
See Annotation 207.

Episode 152:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 16]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
1. Private and Common
2. Reason and Result
3. Obviousness and Randomness
4. Content and Form

[Part 17 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
5. Essence and Phenomenon - 00:30
a. Categories of Essence and Phenomenon - 00:30
Annotation 155: 1:01 - 3:04
b. Dialectical Relationship Between Essence and Phenomenon - 3:04
Annotation 156: 4:22 - 12:05
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 12:06
Annotation 157: 12:28 - 14:22
6. Possibility and Reality - 17:44
a. Categories of Possibility and Reality - 17:44
b. Dialectical Relationship Between Possibility and Reality - 18:12
Annotation 159: 18:52 - 22:26
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 22:57
Annotation 160: 23:50 - 24:16

[Part 18 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Footnotes:

5) 3:59
Philosophical Notebooks, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914-16.

6) 14:37
Philosophical Notebooks, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1914-16.

7) 23:21
To N. D. Kiknadze, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, written after November 5, 1916.

Episode 151:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 15]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
1. Private and Common
2. Reason and Result
3. Obviousness and Randomness

[Part 16 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
4. Content and Form - 00:24
a. Categories of Content and Form - 00:24
Annotation 150: 0:57 - 17:50
b. Dialectical Relationship Between Content and Form - 17:52
Annotation 151: 18:26 - 19:21
Annotation 152: 19:39 - 22:25
Annotation 153: 22:47 - 25:09
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 25:10
Annotation 154: 26:02 - 29:04

[Part 17 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 3:51
A material object can be described in terms of content, inner form, and outer form.

Figure 2 - 11:36

Figure 3 - 20:30
Quantity changes in Content lead to quality shifts in Form.

Footnotes:

4) 3:26
See Annotation 10 and Annotation 108.

Episode 150:

This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
You can purchase a copy and support translation of the further curriculum here:
https://www.banyanhouse.org/product/ebook-the-worldview-and-philosophical-methodology-of-marxism-leninism

[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism

[Part 6 - 10]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism

[Part 11 - 14]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
I. Dialectics and Materialist Dialectics
II. Basic Principles of Marxist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
1. Private and Common

[Part 15 - This Week]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
III. Basic Pairs of Categories of Materialist Dialectics
2. Reason and Result - 0:39
a. Categories of Reason and Result - 0:39
Annotation 136: 1:17 - 4:51
b. Dialectical Relationship Between Reason and Result - 4:53
Annotation 137: 5:51 - 10:12
Annotation 138: 10:19 - 10:46
Annotation 139: 10:55 - 12:01
Annotation 140: 12:56 - 13:34
c. Meaning of the Methodology - 13:34
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3. Obviousness and Randomness - 17:03
a. Categories of Obviousness and Randomness - 17:03
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b. Dialectical Relationship Between Obviousness and Randomness - 20:05
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c. Meaning of the Methodology - 24:42
Annotation 149: 25:25 - 26:48

[Part 16 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics

[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism

Figures:

Figure 1 - 1:56
Metaphysical vs. Materialist Dialectical conceptions of development.

Figure 2 - 2:39
Metaphysical vs. Materialist Dialectical conceptions of frying and eating an egg.

Figure 3 - 6:17
Direct Reasons stem from immediate relations.

Figure 4 - 6:45
Indirect Reasons have an intervening relationship between the Reason and the Result.

Figure 5 - 7:50
Internal Reasons stem from internal relationships.

Figure 6 - 8:14
External Reasons stem from external relations.

Footnotes:

2) 12:55
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Friedrich Engels, 1880.

3) 23:25
Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German Philosophy, Friedrich Engels, 1886.