Dialectical logic: necessity and chance | The ABCs of Marxist philosophy (Part 8)

What is causation? Is the universe determined and predictable? And where does that leave humanity, with its notions of free will and moral responsibility? And how does this affect our role as revolutionaries?

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[jaimenetto]

Hi, just finished listening to the last podcast. I have throughly enjoyed all of them. Something I will listened to on more than one occassion. Help me to put things in a more holistic way than before and get things in perspective. I wondered if the transcripts of the podcast are availabe for downloading as this would enable me to study the details in a much more relax manner. Well done, to a well presented perspective on the ABC of Marxist philosophy.

[cmbr]

Synthesis: People are molded by their (social) environment. The genuine purpose of every Marxist/socialist is the well being of the least member of the class. In so far as the proposed dialectic supports that goal, I accept these definitions as offered. I do not have to be accurate but I must maintain allegiance to the objective. Leadership (apparently) has decided that redefining or refining the ontological mystery towards a more scientific perspective will aid the necessary revolutionary changes. As I said, I yield to accurate conclusions with or without the prerequisite major and minor premises. There is nothing wrong with the self correcting approach — indeed that’s why the traditional dialectical endeavor existed. The natural environment vs. the cultural/social/positive environment is not at issue since the two environments have but one and the same objective. I yield to whatever is effective. If a set of actions work, I accept the solutions as produced. Pobody is nerfect. Sometime we must bump our noggins in an effort to know the road we are traveling.

[wlxlhmk]

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