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The ever-present bane of many Leftists today is the fact that at the core of a good deal of socialist philosophy lies the nearly incomprehensible work of Hegel, the German philosopher whose dialectical system inspired Marx. Lenin’s famous quote about Hegel seems almost like a challenge from beyond the grave akin to Marx’s final thesis on Feurbach. In the proper contexts, Hegel can be an enriching philosophical exercise that helps one better understand the workings of culture and society. In the hands of one who misunderstands these things, perhaps most notably in the instance of vulgar Communists who do not know any better, it is a galling opposites game bearing striking resemblance to Manichean theology. Andy Blunden, an Australian philosopher and writer who is a member of the Marxist Internet Archive has created a new paper that lays out the philosophical genealogy of Marxism in relation to Hegel and provides a level of understanding, in simple English, about Lenin’s famous quote. In his paper Goethe, Hegel, and Marx, he outlines the philosophical genealogy that is essential to grasp when try to tackle this question. Capital Through the Hegelian Looking-Glass describes how Marx used Hegel’s intellectual devices to write his analysis of political economy, delivered in the form of a book review on a volume related to this topic. Blunden was kind enough to sit down for an interview with me where he outlines his finding in terms that are easy to understand. The entire program is 83 minutes. https://rimediacoop.org/2016/05/15/andrew-stewart-from-goethe-to-lenin/ -- Best regards, Andrew Stewart _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
