Episode 142:
This week we’re continuing with:
The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Written for the Vietnamese curriculum and translated by Luna Nguyen
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[Part 1 - 5]
Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism
[Part 6]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism
I. Materialism and Dialectical Materialism
[Part 7 - This Week]
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism
II. Dialectical Materialist Opinions About Matter, Consciousness, and the Relationship Between Matter and Consciousness - 0:34
1. Matter - 0:42
a. Category of “Matter” - 0:44
Annotation 57: 3:40 - 9:49
Annotation 58: 10:08 - 16:04
Annotation 59: 16:47 - 18:57
b. Mode and Forms of Existence of Matter - 22:07
Annotation 60: 22:22 - 23:22
Annotation 61: 24:03 - 25:06
Annotation 62: 25:17 - 30:13
Annotation 63: 32:14 - 32:35
Annotation 64: 33:34 - 36:15
Annotation 65: 37:20 - 37:35
c. The Material Unity of the World - 38:05
Annotation 66: 39:35 - 40:04
[Part 8 - 11?]
Part I: The Worldview and Philosophical Methodology of Marxism-Leninism
Chapter 1: Dialectical Materialism
[Part 12 - 25?]
Chapter 2: Materialist Dialectics
[Part 26 - 30?]
Chapter 3: Cognitive Theory of Dialectical Materialism
Figure 1 - 31:00
Footnotes:
1) 2:01
According to the Samkhya school, Pradhana is the original form of matter in an unmanifested,indifferentiated state; Prakriti is manifested matter, differentiated in form, which contains potential for motion.
2) 2:10
Thales, ~642 - ~547 B.C. (Greek): Philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, politician.
3) 2:14
Anaximene, ~585 - ~525 B.C. (Greek): Philosopher.
4) 2:17
Heraclitus, ~540 - ~480 B.C. (Greek): Philosopher, founder of ancient dialectics.
5) 2:22
Democritus, ~460 - ~370 B.C. (Greek): Philosopher, naturalist, a founder of atom theory.
6) 2:37
Francis Bacon, 1561 - 1626 (British): Philosopher, novelist, mathematician, political activist.
7) 2:40
Rene Descartes, 1596 - 1650 (Fench): Philosopher, mathematician, physicist.
8) 2:43
Thomas Hobbes, 1588 - 1679 (British): Political philosopher, political activist.
9) 2:46
Denis Diderot, 1713 - 1784 (French): Philosopher, novelist.
10) 16:14
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, 1845-1923 (German): Physicist.
11) 16:17
Henri Becquerel, 1852-1908 (French): Physicist.
12) 16:19
Sir Joseph John Thomson, 1856-1940 (British): Physicist, professor at London Royal Institute.
13) 25:15
In the original Vietnamese, the word tự vận động is used here, which we roughly translate to the word self-motion throughout this book. Literally, tự vận động means: “it moves itself.”